A model for handling overloading of literature review process for social science
Iabc plenary update
1. Accounting Research and the World of Publishing: The Challenge for Malaysia Simon Linacre Senior Publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited IABC Johor Bahru, Wed 16 February 2011
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3. Personal Background Name: Simon Linacre Position: Senior Publisher and ISI Coordinator Emerald: Managed Accounting, Economics, Finance and Management titles for eight years Expertise: Acquisitions; publishing development; journals’ rankings; Author Workshops Interests: Open Access publishing; social media; new technology INTRODUCTION TO EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING
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10. EDITORIAL SUPPLY CHAIN Author Editor Publisher/ Managing Editor Production Users Quality research papers EAB and reviewers Solicits new papers Handles review process Promotes journal to peers Attends conferences Develops new areas of coverage The link between the publishing company and editor Helps editors succeed in their role and build a first class journal Overall responsibility for journal Promotion and marketing Attends conferences Handles production issues QA – sub-editing and proof reading Convert to SGML for online databases Print production Despatch Added value from publisher Access via library Hard copy Database Third party Research
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17. Two key challenges in Malaysia: Being political (e.g. national vs international) Being strategic (e.g. five articles in ‘low ranked’ journals vs one in ‘top ranked’ journal) #2 Politics and Strategy