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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs chooses The Charlesworth Group for new Open Access Journal

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 12:54 Written by Shauna Madden Wednesday, 01 May 2013 12:48

The Charlesworth Group has been chosen by Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs to help launch and provide XML typesetting services for their new online open access journal, Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP). The new journal is using The Charlesworth Group's state-of-the-art XML production workflow, tailored to JHUCCP's goals and specifications, to publish original papers aimed to improve health practice, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

GHSP was developed for global health professionals, particularly program implementers, to validate their experiences and program results by peer reviewers and to share them with the greater global health community. With development help from The Charlesworth Group, GHSP was launched in March 2013 and expects to publish 4 issues per year, the first of which is now available online.

"The Charlesworth Group did a wonderful job of helping us learn the processes related to publishing a journal and went over and above to help us meet our launch deadline. We are happy to be working with Charlesworth and look forward to publishing many more issues with their support and expertise." Natalie Culbertson, Managing Editor.

"The Charlesworth Group is happy to be chosen by JHUCCP to help with the development and launch of their new open access journal. Our experience launching OA journals and providing cutting-edge XML workflows is perfect for JHUCCP's requirements." Mary Anne Baynes, Director Sales and Marketing, The Charlesworth Group.

The Charlesworth Group is well-known for its expertise and high standards in the publishing industry. Providing not only superior tools and services related to XML typesetting and production management, but also ePub production, copy-editing, language editing for non-native English speaking authors and translation. The Charlesworth Group supports JHUCCP and other prestigious international publishers, in their efforts to bring new science to light quickly in forms that researchers, policymakers, and the public can access and use.

To learn more about this and other cutting edge XML workflow developments that can drastically reduce time to publication, or for help with the launch of your own OA journal, please contact The Charlesworth Group.

The Charlesworth Group appointed to distribute two key Faculty of 1000 products in China - F1000 Prime and F1000 Clinical Trials

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 12:59 Written by Shauna Madden Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:13

The Charlesworth Group is delighted to be appointed to represent F1000 in the academic and pharmaceutical market in China, where we have been well established for many years. Based in Beijing, our China Experts team provides a variety of services to help publishers increase their sales and revenue in China - including licensing and sales' agency services.

Alongside distributing F1000 products, The Charlesworth Group will also be supporting the Faculty of 1000 team on a forthcoming trip to China in June 2013.

Faculty of 1000 is the publisher of four unique services that support and inform the work of life scientists and clinicians. F1000Prime and F1000Trials provide a layer of expert opinion and guidance on published articles and F1000Research and F1000Posters present original and useful work via open access websites that encourage transparency, sharing and debate. Launched in 2002, F1000 was conceived as a collaboration of 1000 international Faculty Members. The name stuck even though the remit of the service continues to grow and the Faculty now numbers more than 5,000 experts worldwide, assisted by 5,000 associates.

Caitlin Meadows, Publishing Services Director of The Charlesworth Group (UK) said: "We are delighted to be working with F1000 to distribute their products in China and help them to maximize their presence in the academic sector there."

Tom Waggit, Global Sales Manager at F1000, said: "The Chinese market has long been growing in importance, and our recent successes there have persuaded us that we need to expand our Chinese sales operations. The Charlesworth Group offered the best way for us to do this. We are very much looking forward to working with them and already have great confidence in them.''

The Charlesworth Group Author Survey Competition – Winner & Feedback

Last Updated on Monday, 13 May 2013 11:12 Written by Shauna Madden Monday, 22 April 2013 10:03

At the beginning of this New Year, The Charlesworth Group followed up with the authors who had used Charlesworth Author Services and hoped to get their feedback via a survey sent out online. The survey asked them for details about their experiences using the Charlesworth Language Polishing service; asked for their opinions on the ease of processes and payment; and requested details on whether, and where, their papers were successfully published.

All of the authors that completed the survey were entered into a prize draw, and one of these authors was chosen at random to receive our gift of a $35 Amazon Gift Card. The Charlesworth Group staff also wanted the opportunity to personally communicate with the winner about their suggestions for improving the Language Polishing service, and so the gift was personally delivered.

So, March 3 2013, staff from the Charlesworth China team went to the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences), to bring the gift to the winning author - An Zhiguo (picture below). Researcher An Zhiguo works in the physical geography area of his institution, and has used The Charlesworth Group's Language Polishing service twice so far. He said the Language Polishing service was very helpful to him because it helped improve his paper's overall readability.

"The Charlesworth Group's language polishing service made my paper much more readable, such as structure, active and passive tenses used, and how to shorten long sentences to short sentences. From my view, your polished paper is much better than the paper I had written before."

 An also admitted that, before submission, he was initially cautious about using a language editing service. He was concerned that the editors may not understand the content of their subject research area, so they may not be able to polish the content accurately. However, his experience demonstrated that authors like An can rest assured that their papers will be edited and checked by subject-specialist editors.

Here at The Charlesworth Group, all of our editors are native speakers of English and have advanced university degrees in the subject areas they are editing.

We test and assess all editors to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to expertly edit, proofread and thoroughly check work at all levels within their subject area. The Charlesworth Group has a wide range of editors and these cover an extensive amount of subject areas across all academic discipliness. Each manuscript, article or thesis submitted to us is assigned to an editor specifically selected for their expertise in the subject area.

Now more than ever, researchers are under great academic pressures. More and more Chinese authors aim for publication in international journals with high impact factors. Influenced by this trend, the international journals need authors with better English skills and abilities. The Charlesworth Group's Language Polishing service is designed for researchers who are non-native speakers of English and are writing in English as a second language. Any paper submitted to the service will be checked for correct use of Standard English, including grammar, spelling, style, and readability. By polishing the language of a manuscript, it can improve the chances of it being accepted for publication in a chosen journal or book.ting staff, and these cover an extensive amount of subject areas across all academic disciplines. Each manuscript, article or thesis submitted to us is assigned to an editor specifically selected for their expertise in the subject area.

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We would also like to say a final congratulations to An, our winner, and we hope he enjoys spending his Amazon Gift Card.

The Charlesworth Group is delighted to offer publishers the chance to put an advert in the catalogue produced by China Education Publications Import & Export Corporation (CEPIEC).

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 11:46 Written by Shauna Madden Wednesday, 10 April 2013 11:32

Why advertize?
CEPIEC is the second largest print publication agent authorized by the Chinese government. They produce a print catalogue every year and distribute 2500 copies to librarians all over China.The catalogue is the only print catalogue produced for mass distribution to the librarians in China. Many librarians use it to check for the resources they are interested or plan to buy. It is the most useful desktop tool for the librarians for subscriptions. In 2013, CEPIEC will produce a digital catalogue in April/May. If you place an advert in the print catalogue, you can receive a free page in the digital catalogue.

Deadlines and details
Publishers need to confirm with The Charlesworth Group by 12 April and submit the file for the advert before 19 April. The Charlesworth Group will provide design, translation and typesetting services to help make the advert more effective. In addition, The Charlesworth Group will manage submission and coordination with CEPIEC production team.

*Please note that additional costs may be applicable for additional design/translation work. Please contact your local office for further information and confirmation of costs.

For more details please contact:

China
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UK/Europe
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China Education Publications Import & Export Corporation
China Education Publications Import & Export Corporation Ltd. (CEPIEC) was established in 1987 by the Ministry of Education to meet the demands of foreign academic publications and teaching resources from universities and colleges in China. After years of development, the company's customers currently cover universities, research institutions, public libraries, hospitals, corporations and government agencies in over 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. As one of the leading publications import & export companies in China, CEPIEC ranks the first in the industry in terms of its scale of tax exempt book import business and e-resources import business.

CEPIEC's business departments include Periodicals and E-Resources Import Department, Book Import Department, Export Department, Technical and E-commerce Department, International Book Donation Center, and Content Auditing Department. Periodicals and e-resources import department is one of the major business departments of CEPIEC. It specializes in the import business of print journals, e-journals, databases, e-books, microfiches, and multimedia products from overseas as well as Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.