How to revise the instructions for contributors of sci-tech journals in the era of digital publishing
Wang Shuangjua · Bianji xuebao · 2015
In the background of digital publishing, some new issues would arise in traditional operation of sci-tech journal,such as the digital copyright authorization and the ethical issues,the electronic template of manuscripts, instructions for online manuscript management system and so on. These questions require editors to make timely revisions to content of the instructions,for example,to establish online links in the online edition of the instructions for contributors,to strengthen emphasis on the ethical problems of editing and publishing, to provide operating instructions to the online manuscript management system,to add a brief description of online manuscript peer review system,and to clarify issues relevant to digital copyright. The editorial boards should provide timely revisions to the instructions in order to adapt to the requirement of digital publishing. Meanwhile,with the help of new techniques,the power and influence of traditional sci-tech journals would be improved.