Posted Mon, Jan, 14,2013
It’s no exaggeration to write that volunteer peer reviewers are the foundation of scholarly communication. The contributions they make are enormous but the nature of the conventional independent blind peer review process means that these contributions are rarely fully understood. As a publisher I see this on a daily basis. After a peer review report is compiled and an edito...
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Posted Thu, Jan, 03,2013
Facebook users can now follow Libertas on Facebook and stay updated on all the latest developments through their news feed.Our Facebook contains interviews with your colleagues, videos abstracts created by authors and the most important journal news items, together with a once-weekly digest of articles published. Comment on and share posts with your colleagues. Facebook is also a great way t...
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Posted Fri, Dec, 21,2012
Libertas now operates a highly successful Tumblr blog with more than 2,800 followers and 900 posts (December 2012).Libertas also has editor status for the Science category so pictures of our choice can be promoted and will appear on Tumblr’s main science page.Articles with interesting pictures are promoted through Tumblr, with the images displayed in full and a link to the article in the...
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Posted Fri, Dec, 14,2012
Libertas frequently receives positive feedback from authors publishing in our journals. We ask authors to provide their feedback on the publishing process to assess our performance and offer potential authors an insight into what it’s like working with us.Testimonials are usually journal specific but often address broader subjects like article visibility and processing speed.Here are three o...
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Posted Tue, Dec, 11,2012
Libertas now has over 13,500 followers on Twitter.Every Libertas journal has an individual Twitter feed in addition to 40 different subject category feeds and a selection of news feeds.Twitter has boosted visibility for all journals due to the immediacy of the posts and the accessibility of the website on iPhones and Android devices. Tweets regarding newly published papers, journal developmen...
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Posted Thu, Dec, 06,2012
Libertas offers a fixed price reprints service to authors, reviewers and readers of all our journals.Reprints are a great way for authors to raise visibility for their article by sharing it with their colleagues or students. Reprints are ideal for university lecturers and teachers to use as teaching materials, or to distribute at conferences and workshops.Fixed price bound ...
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How Libertas Uses Tumblr to Build Article VisibilityMy laboratory has published several papers in Cell Communication Insights. In each case, reviewer comments were returned promptly; the suggested revisions were both fair and quite helpful, reflecting positively on the quality of the review. Once accepted, the editorial office provided clear and frequent updates on the progress of our manuscripts through each step of the publication process. When necessary, I had prompt email responses to my questions and the figure quality was exceptional. Keep ...
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