EXCELLENCE OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS UNIT – WHO WE ARE

Our goal

The scientific potential of the Medical University of Gdańsk is over a thousand researchers and over three hundred doctoral students, active in publications fields in the national and international scientific circuit. The Excellence of Scientific Publications Unit was established with a view to them. The unit aims to provide comprehensive support for the communication of research results, particularly at the various stages of preparing English-language scientific publications.

How do we help?

We help to achieve the highest possible quality of language, editorial and graphic design of scientific articles and support their publication in the best scientific journals in the formula of Open Access.

In cooperation with the Main Library, we assist the Authors in the selection of such periodicals that guarantee wide readership and a high level of citation of the research results. The current, detailed list of scientific journals (divided into quartiles, deciles, and research areas, taking into account the current bibliometric parameters), which we present below, may prove helpful in making the choice. We support researchers who publish in the best journals by paying for Open Access publications ’’Open Access’’ Program.

We are in possession of database of cooperating companies that provide professional translation and proof reading services at the highest level (according to the requirements of the journals from the Philadelphia list). We will complete the needed service (The ’’Proof Reading’’ Program) on behalf of the author. Researchers who need support with the visual design of their text are encouraged to explore the possibilities offered by the Biorender platform. Support for the purchase of a licence can be obtained through the IDUB programme (The ’’Graphic Design’’ Program).

Open publishing with the Excellence of Scientific Publications Unit in 4 easy steps:

1. If you need help translating or editing text, or would like to create professional charts/graphics, you can use Proof Reading or Graphic Design. All you need to do is fill out an application form in EOD, indicating the appropriate funding source and the company that you will outsource to, from the MUG’s list of contractors. After completion, deliver the said invoice within 7 days.

IMPORTANT: You can outsource translation, editing and proofreading services only to the companies on the list.

2. If you would like to take advantage of the Open Access program of the Excellence of Scientific Publications Unit, please follow the indices calculated in the Journal Citation Reports database when choosing a journal. Include open-access or hybrid journals from either the first decile (D1) or the first quartile (Q1) for joint publication with author(s) without MUG affiliation. A list of journals by discipline, quartile and decile can be found here.

NOTE: Can’t find a suitable journal on the list, or the journal you’ve chosen doesn’t meet the terms of the Excellence of Scientific Publications Unit? You can also take advantage of the Office for Research’s financial support program for publication services for Research, in which the basic criterion is publication in a first-quartile (Q1) journal. Besides, it is worth checking out journals from ministry’s open publishing programs administered by the Library. You can also review the list of Diamond Open Access journals, which do not charge authors nor readers. When in doubt, contact the Library’s Open Science Team (otwarta.nauka@gumed.edu.pl)

3. Submit a request to cover the costs of publication by EOD, selecting the appropriate funding source, indicating the title of the journal and the publisher (the company that will send an invoice for the publication service). When submitting your manuscript or at the final stage of the publication process (depending on the journal), you will see an option to indicate the funder – if you have chosen the Open Access program of the Excellence of Scientific Publications Unit, enter “Program Inicjatywa Doskonałości Uczelni Badawczej Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego” („Medical University of Gdansk Excellence Initiative – Research University”).

4. Once your publication has been approved, remember to provide the Publication Excellence Section with the described invoices within 7 days of the service/payment order.

Clarivate publishes new Impact Factor values for scientific journals every year, creating a ranking that demonstrates the impact value of scientific journals. Due to the need to update information on quartiles and percentiles of journals based on the aforementioned ranking, please treat the available database as illustrative. Verification of a journal’s current IF is possible directly at the MUG’s Bibliography Department.

Planned service development

We are working to set up a system to allow researchers to “internally review” the merits of manuscripts of papers before they are sent for publication. This system will be based on collaboration with interested University staff (including retired professors affiliated with the University) and collaborating researchers (including visiting professors). We also plan to organise workshops devoted to improving the skills of presenting research results, both in the form of publications and conference presentations.

We also encourage everyone interested in popularizing the results of their work to get acquainted with the Science is People and Nauka to ludzie websites, where we present the achievements of the employees of the Medical University of Gdańsk in a form of short films.