Into Unscientific

  Chapter 64 Journal Selection (Sixth update, promise to do it, beg for the first order!!)

   "Thesis?"

  In the office, upon hearing Tian Liangwei's question, Xu Yun showed a rare hesitation on his face.

   He was silent for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth:

   "Teacher, if there is a chance, I would like to publish an article in the journal of the first district."

   "District One"

  Tian Liangwei tapped his index finger on the table, not feeling too surprised, and muttered:

   "Xiao Xu, you should know that imidacloprid, as a neonicotinoid insecticide, has its own substance name, but its patent expired in 2011.

  So if you want to publish a journal paper in the first district, four generations is definitely not enough, and five generations is the most basic requirement. Is this okay? "

  Xu Yun nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

   When it comes to papers, the words SCI and nature may pop up in most people's minds.

   But in fact, the former and the latter are not a category concept.

  SCI, many people will mistakenly think it is the abbreviation of "Science" magazine, but this is actually a mistake!

  SCI's full name is ScienceCitationIndex, which refers to a periodical catalog index operated by Clarivate Analytics, not a separate journal.

  If a journal enters this index, it means that it has a certain quality. You can go to this website to check whether the target journal is indexed.

  Clarivate Analytics also developed an indicator called impact factor based on the citation data of each journal in the past two years.

  Taking 1992 as an example, calculate the impact factor of a journal in that year:

  X=Based on 1992, the total number of papers cited by a journal in 1990 and 1991 in 1992.

  Y=Based on 1992, the sum of all papers published in a journal in 1990 and 1991.

  IF1992 = (X(1990, 1991)/Y(1990, 1991)).

   Clarivate has assigned them partitions according to the impact factors of different disciplines. The partition made by Clarivate is called the JCR partition.

  Impact factors ranked in the top 25% of journals in the corresponding discipline are Q1, the top 26~50% are Q2, and so on.

  In addition to Clarivate Analytics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences also divides journals into divisions. The full name of the divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is "Journal Division Table of Documentation and Information Center of Huaxia Academy of Sciences", which also divides journals into four divisions.

  But it is pyramid-shaped, the first 5% of journals are in the first district, 6%~20% are in the second district, 21% to 50% are in the third district, and the rest are in the fourth district.

  The division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences mainly considers the impact factors, but there are also certain artificial adjustments.

   Make an image metaphor:

  You can compare posting an SCI article to climbing a mountain. There are many mountains, some high and some low.

  The mountains in front of your house are mountains, the small hills are mountains, the Five Sacred Mountains are mountains, and the Himalayas are also mountains.

  SCI journals have many divisions, and these divisions correspond to different mountains. Whether it is difficult to post an SCI article depends mainly on what mountain you want to climb.

  The SCIs in the third and fourth districts are probably the mountains that are difficult to climb in small counties or prefecture-level cities. The second district is some famous mountains in the region, and the first district is the five mountains.

  The Nature sub-journal is almost the Himalayas. As for Nature, Cell and Science, it is the well-deserved Mount Everest, also known as CNS.

  The above is the detailed relationship between papers, and .JPG is added for useless knowledge.

  At present, most of the divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are commonly used in China, but most people come into contact with the third district, at most the second district.

   Talking about papers at the same time, I have to talk about another melon:

  The price of essay writing.

   Friends who often eat melons on Weibo should know that two major events have occurred in the thesis field in recent years:

   One is that a large number of local SCIs were falsified and skinned, and the other is that after the incident of an actor surnamed Zhai, the plagiarism of papers was more stringent, resulting in some postgraduates being forced to publish SCIs to avoid duplication of themselves and their own papers.

  In addition, the competition in scientific research is becoming more and more fierce, and it is becoming more and more difficult to publish papers. The price of SCI papers is naturally rising.

  Currently, the price of ghostwriting for domestic core journals is about 8k, 3w+ for garbage sci with 1 point or a fraction of a point, 6w+ for around 2 points, and more than 100,000 for 3 points or more.

   As for those with more than five points, the minimum is 200,000!

  So why do you say that some people will set up paper companies, because they really make money

  The line of sight returns to the original place.

  After understanding Xu Yun's goals or aspirations, Tian Liangwei also seriously helped him with ideas:

   "Xiao Xu, if you plan to submit to a regional journal, you must first make it clear that you will definitely not have a chance for the main journals of "Cell" and "Nature". Is this okay?"

  Xu Yun nodded and said calmly:

   "I understand that the academic value of the fifth-generation imidacloprid is much lower than its commercial value. I have counted this from the beginning."

  Hearing this, Tian Liangwei had a satisfied expression on his face. The most important thing to do in academics is to have a clear enough position for yourself:

   "In this case, let me recommend a few journals to you, "NUCLEICACIDSRES", "TRENDSINBIOCHEMICALSCIENCES", "EMBOJOURNAL" or "CURRENTBIOLOGY"."

  Xu Yun took a pen and listened while taking notes. After his teacher finished speaking, he first drew a horizontal line in the middle of "EMBOJOURNAL":

   "Forget about "EMBOJOURNAL". Although it is an old-fashioned journal, it is mainly engaged in the direction of DNA, which is somewhat inconsistent with protein."

  Tian Liangwei didn’t say anything, what he gave was just a suggestion, and Xu Yun had to make the final choice.

   Xu Yun then ruled out "TRENDSINBIOCHEMICALSCIENCES":

   ""TRENDSINBIOCHEMICALSCIENCES" is good, but the review period is too long, and teacher, I remember that its editor-in-chief seemed to say something bad last year?"

  Tian Liangwei was taken aback for a moment, then slapped his head, annoyed:

   "Look at my memory, how did I forget about this, I quickly deleted it, voted for this book, and I guess it will get 404 on the first day it's on the shelves!"

  Xu Yun couldn't help sighing when he heard the words.

  In recent years, due to well-known reasons, some academic journals have gradually put on some colored glasses, and the entire international academic environment has also become a bit depressed, and various speeches and even conspiracies against the local people have followed one after another.

  You said that some journals do not do good academic work, so why do they get involved in this kind of thing?

   Then Xu Yun withdrew his thoughts and shifted his gaze to the remaining two journals, with hesitation in his eyes:

   ""CURRENTBIOLOGY" is indeed a good choice, its IF has been rising since 2016, and the review speed is also very fast.

  As for this "NUCLEICACIDSRES", sir, if I remember correctly, it seems to be a journal for drafting? "

  Tian Liangwei nodded and said:

  "That's right, IF13.8 has high authority and influence, but it is mainly in the form of solicited manuscripts, and only more than 70 articles are published a year.

   But Xiao Xu, if you want to select for this journal, I can recommend it to you. "

  Xu Yun suddenly looked at his teacher with an expression of "You still have overseas relations".

  Seeing Xu Yun's surprised gaze, Tian Liangwei raised his chin arrogantly, and took a sip from his teacup tactically:

   "It's no surprise, right? My H-index is 77, your teacher. Do you understand the gold content of a biomedical professor's H-factor 77?"

  To tell you the truth, when your teacher goes abroad to visit others, the editor-in-chief has to pick him up at the airport and accompany him for dinner. "

  After showing a wave of gold content, Tian Liangwei's expression returned to calm:

   "I know the editor of "NUCLEICACIDSRES" and several external review professors. One of them is a top scholar of our Chinese community. It is not difficult to ask for and review manuscripts."

  Hearing this, if Xu Yun doesn’t understand Tian Liangwei’s thoughts, he might as well stop reading. After all, the review time for regular papers is too long:

   "Then teacher, I will prepare the thesis according to the requirements of "NUCLEICACIDSRES"?"

  Tian Liangwei nodded and said:

"I personally recommend that you vote for "NUCLEICACIDSRES". After all, it's easy to have acquaintances. Now you can prepare the papers related to the fourth generation. If you break through the fifth generation, you can directly supplement them on the next page. There is some work left."

  After explaining the matter of the journal, Tian Liangwei had a brief chat with Xu Yun, and Xu Yun tactfully said goodbye and left.

  Until now, the original 5 updates + 1 update of guessing Hooker, Chapter 6 will be presented!

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  (end of this chapter)