Correspondent generally refers to the person in charge of the whole project, who is responsible for the funding, design and writing of the project, and the copyright naturally belongs to the correspondent. The first author plays a great role in the writing of the whole article. Generally speaking, the correspondent and the first author are actually the same person, so most of the contents and expenses of the paper are borne by the correspondent, so the natural copyright belongs to the correspondent.
Seven-step process analysis of SCI paper publishing
First, finish the article you want to publish.
In fact, SCI articles are not as difficult to write as expected, as long as you are familiar with your major and choose the theme content that matches your major; Avoid high repetition with other articles in the writing process; Use the language you are familiar with; Willing to invest enough patience, energy and time; Be sure to ask a professional to help you review the article after writing it.
Second, contribution.
There is a lot of knowledge about which magazine your article is put in. If you have enough time, you can invest in a magazine higher than your target magazine first. Invest in a magazine that is higher than your target magazine, even if it is rejected, you will not lose, and you may receive very useful advice from them.
Third, choose the right reviewers.
The reviewers you recommend must be knowledgeable and professional, but the reviewers you recommend should not be too busy or too powerful, because they generally don't pay attention to the invitations sent by ordinary magazines.
Fourth, about withdrawing the manuscript.
You don't need to worry that the magazine editor will be unhappy. There are generally three reasons for withdrawing the manuscript: unreliable materials, repeated results and design problems.
Fifth, how to answer the reviewers.
It is really hard to do research and write articles, and it is even harder to publish articles. However, it is not easy for reviewers to work hard. They read your article carefully and gave good advice. If you don't accept his suggestion, no one will be happy. At this time, you should keep calm, calm down and analyze his suggestion to find the key point of the problem.
Sixth, what should be paid attention to after the article is accepted.
After your article is accepted, it will be sent back to you by the printing editor in the form of proof, and the proof cannot be changed greatly. Proofreading is mainly to check whether the author's name is wrong and whether the data on the chart is wrong. After checking, the proof should be returned to the printing editor as soon as possible.
Seventh, matters needing attention after the article is published.
After the article is published, it is generally not retracted. Putting a manuscript in several different magazines at the same time will lead to integrity problems, so you should think carefully before publishing it.