>> SETH MARDER: I began reading the RSC journals when I was an undergrad at MIT and in particular
I read ChemComm. I developed a very strong affinity for the style of the journal and
I found the journal fun to read. When I began to think about where I would like to publish,
I decided that, among other things, I'd like to publish in journals that I really enjoyed
reading and maybe other people would enjoying reading them for similar reasons. The reviewing
process was fast, the process of getting papers peer reviewed to out was fast and so from
my perspective those were really good reasons to support the journal and to have my peers
read my papers.
>> SUSAN LUNTE: I think the RSC has a nice global view. As an editor you see that there
are papers from all over the world. I review a lot of papers from Brazil and South America,
China and the US, so I think you get a really good international exposure of your work in
the journals. They are high quality and the publishing rate is fairly quick, the turn-around
time is really quick so you get your work out in a timely manner which is really important
to a lot of people.
>> JONATHAN STEED: I suppose I have two reasons for publishing in RSC journals that are important
to me, which are the quality of the production process itself and also the quality of the
reviewing process. And I suppose a third reason would be the quality of the journals. I remember
as a student in those days everything was on paper and the work that the editorial office
would do on the paper manuscript, you could see that there was a lot of editing to improve
the language - even though I'm a native English speaker I still think there was an improvement
there -- and the clarity of the science. And then obviously in terms of the reputation
of the journals, that was hugely important. My supervisor would always say 'I think we
can get that up into Dalton rather than down into another journal that will remain nameless.
The quality of the peer review process: I think peer reviewers really appreciate RSC
journals and have it in their minds that something needs to be of a particular standard to get
into there and would judge the work accordingly and work with the authors to make work that
kind of standard if it was capable of getting there.
>> POLLY ARNOLD: I really like publishing in RSC journals because I trust them to look
after my data very well. I think that once my paper has been put on the website, it is
going to stay there for ever, and as advances in publishing happen like links to online
databases, they will be really well curated by the RSC.
>> ZIJIAN GUO: My experience with publishing with the RSC goes back to over 20 years ago
and I have always had a very good experience.
>> BEN FERINGA: The reason that I publish in RSC journals is the quality of the journals,
the high standards they put forward, the involvement of scientists and the best scientists in the
world in making these journals possible, and the professional attitude of the Royal Society
of Chemistry staff, that helps, that helps a lot. I must say most important are the standards
they keep to promote the journals through the science. You have to realise that it's
not always the case with other publishers where they make a lot of advertisement for
certain things but that doesn't always mean that it is the best science.
>> SEONG KEUN KIM: RSC publishes many high impact journals, journals that have a lot
of different subjects. In my case, I do a lot of research in physical chemistry and
also biophysical chemistry and molecular imaging etcetera so I use journals like PCCP as well
as ChemComm. Therefore RSC covers a lot of different subjects and does publish very high
impact journals.
>> BEN ZHONG TANG: I publish papers with the RSC because it has a lot of good journals
and it publishes very quickly. I basically publish my most important work in RSC journals
-- and I have published a lot.
>> RAHUL BANERJEE: The most important reason of my research is that I always received a
fair editorial comment or editorial decision based on the reviewers' reports. Number two
is the speed at which RSC journals publish, within a month, 4 weeks, 5 weeks tops that
we get to see our articles coming on to the web. Number three is colour for no cost, so
you don't really have to request for waiver or something like that. Number four is the
extremely good visibility. The RSC is a renowned platform and the visibility is something we
are looking for. It's not because I'm an editorial board member or an associate editor, it's
because I really love publishing with the RSC.
>> HONGZHE SUN: RSC is one of the leading organisations in the chemical sciences. RSC
has many outstanding chemical science journals, while the latest are more on chemical biology
and food and nutrition journals.
>> DAVID SMITH: So RSC journals have a quality in the field, which is really good, and an
authority that comes from being a chemical society, an international recognised body.
I really like the attention that they give to making your article look as good as possible.
If you need colour figures and you want free colour figures, the RSC can organise that
for you so your article has great impact when it finally comes out. That really sets it
above other publishers in the care for your research looking as good as it can.