Emerald speeds up publication with EarlyCite

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Emerald speeds up publication with EarlyCite

Authors and users benefit from accurate and permanent citation of
the newest research

United Kingdom, 14 October 2008 - Emerald Group Publishing
Limited today launched Emerald EarlyCite, a new online
pre-publication service allowing quicker access to research.
EarlyCite articles are fully peer-reviewed and made available
online before they undergo the full sub-editing and page-proofing
stages.

Each paper will be assigned to a journal issue and can therefore
be referenced. An asset for both authors and users, these papers
are available at least three months earlier than those following
a traditional publication process. Articles published in journals
with significant publication queues will be made available to
readers by as much as 12 months in advance.

In a joint statement, the Editors of the European Journal of
Marketing, Professor Gordon Greenley and Dr Nick Lee from Aston
Business School, Birmingham, UK, commented: "We are delighted
with Emerald's adoption of the EarlyCite system. This will enable
us, as Editors, to bring articles to our readership well in
advance of the actual publication date. Given that the European
Journal of Marketing is highly ranked and very popular, there is
a high level of submissions and thus long lead time to print for
authors. The EarlyCite system means we can share important new
findings with our readership in a more timely fashion and enable
our authors to have their work cited in the literature well
before the article actually appears in print. In all ways this is
therefore an extremely valuable advance for the European Journal
of Marketing and for Emerald."

Niki Haunch, Head of Editorial at Emerald, explains further the
benefits of the system: "EarlyCite allows for accurate and
permanent citation of articles as the citation details will not
change. This is what differentiates it from other services."

Once the final copy of the article is ready for publication, it
replaces the EarlyCite version.

At present, 55 journals are expected to publish articles from
forthcoming issues through EarlyCite. The rest of the 200-strong
Emerald journal collection will be rolled out over the coming
months.

Emerald EarlyCite is fully accessible to Emerald journal and
database subscribers. For more information about how EarlyCite
can benefit both authors and users, visit
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/tk/earlycite

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