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To Which Journal Should I Submit My Paper


J Williamson

M Mills

E Klein

T Pawlicki

J Williamson1*, M Mills2*, E Klein3*, T Pawlicki4*, (1) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, (2) James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, KY, (3) Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, (4) UCSD Medical Center, La Jolla, CA

Presentations

TU-B-16A-1 Tuesday 8:30AM - 9:30AM Room: 16A

Research papers authored by Medical Physicists address a large spectrum of oncologic, imaging, or basic research problems; exploit a wide range of physical and engineering methodologies; and often describe the efforts of a multidisciplinary research team. Given the large number (about 100) competing journals accepting medical physics articles, it may not be clear to an individual author which journal is the best venue for disseminating their work to the scientific community. Relevant factors usually include the Journal’s audience and scientific impact, but also such factors as perceived acceptance rate, interest in their topic, and quality of service. The purpose of this symposium is to provide the medical physics community with an overview of scope, review processes, and article guidelines for the following journals: Medical Physics, International Journal of Radiation Biology and Physics, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, and Practical Radiation Oncology. The senior editors for each journal will provide details as to the journals review process, for example: single blind versus double blind reviews; the hierarchy of the review process in terms of editorial board structure; the reality of acceptance, in terms of acceptance rate; and the types of research the journal prefers to publish. The goal is to provide for authors guidance before they begin to write their papers, not only for proper formatting, but also that the readership is appropriate for the particular paper, hopefully increasing the likelihood of publication.

Learning Objectives;
1. To review each Journal’s submission and review process
2. Guidance as to how to increase chances of acceptance
3. To help decipher which journal is appropriate for a given work


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