Publish in IM Publications Journals

Rapid Publication

IM Publications offers authors fast publication of all papers as Just-Published Papers (JPPs). Within hours of your paper being accepted it can be published online in a fully citable format. Your paper is allocated a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and this is included in the pre-copy-edited and -typeset manuscript. A PDF version of this is made available to subscribers and listed in the journal’s papers in press page. The date this is uploaded to our website is the official publication date of your paper. If you wish to wait until your paper has been through our careful copy editing and typesetting process, and you have been able to review proofs, please indicate this on the Publishing Agreement.

Authors of papers in EJMS—European Journal of Mass Spectrometry requiring the fastest possible publication can benefit from our Three Week Guarantee.

Furthermore, our local copy editing and typesetting not only provide the highest quality but also help speed your paper through the publication process from receipt to final typeset version.

Expert Editors

There is far more to editing a scientific journal than accepting and rejecting papers. In some ways that is the easy part!

It is always frustrating for authors when referees comments show a lack of understanding of the concepts in the paper. This can be overcome by careful choice of referees, ensuring that they understand the science concerned.

All our journal editors are committed to working with authors to ensure that, if necessary and where possible, their paper is brought up to the required standard.

This is achieved by valuable comments from referees and from the editor. This may lead to further work being required or changes to the manuscript, but feedback is always constructive and realistic. Where a paper is not suitable for publication, suggestions are usually made for ways in which it might be published elsewhere.

Outstanding Service for Authors

IM Publications always aims to provide an outstanding service to our authors and we try to make the process of publishing with us as easy, quick and pleasant as possible.

Our journals have highly respected teams of editors, editorial board members and referees who ensure that the papers published are of the highest quality. Each journal is peer reviewed and independently edited by acknowledged experts in the field.

Our in-house production means that you are always treated as an individual. We take great care to present your work in the best light through careful copy editing, accurate typesetting and attractive and up-to-date design throughout our journals. See what authors are saying about us.

All authors can expect to benefit from:

• Online publication within hours of acceptance
• Colour illustrations free in the online edition
• Open Access option
• No page charges

Submit your paper now

If you have a paper ready to submit, please use our online submission systems.

For EJMS—European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, go to www.impublications.com/eauthors/

For JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy or JSI—Journal of Spectral Imaging, go to www.impublications.com/authors/

If you are interested in writing for NIR news, please contact the Editor, Gerry Downey, by e-mail: gerard.downey@nirnews.com

Learn more about publishing in our journals

To find out about individual journal’s particular requirements, please visit the journal's home page:

• EJMS—European Journal of Mass Spectrometry
• JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy
• JSI—Journal of Spectral Imaging