Enhanced virtual conferencing on ICVTS: introduction of DOIs makes eComments citable
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《交互式心脏血管和胸部手术》
Department of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Univarsitaire Vaudois, CHUV, CCV 10-275, Rue du Bugnon 46, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
DOIs are Digital Object Identifiers for an entity on digital networks (www.doi.org). They provide persistent, actionable identification and allow for interoperative exchange of managed information. DOIs have been used for identifying manuscripts on the Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery web site (www.icvts.org), and carried through to the archived [1] and printed versions since 2003 (doi:10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00068-3).
In contrast, virtual conferencing had been introduced into thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery even earlier with the launch of ICVTS on the worldwide web. From the very beginning the basic principle of the virtual conferencing concept in ICVTS was to pre-publish scientific work on the internet, to allow for a public discussion during a limited period of time, and to finally archive both an electronic as well as a printed version of the original communications with their discussions.
This concept has been followed since the announcement of the ICVTS web site at www.ICVTS.org, when a series of scientific communications underwent fast-track review and was pre-published on the web, not as a batch ready to form an entire issue, as traditional paper based journals used to do, but one by one, immediately after type-setting. Likewise the incoming eComments were added to the communication specific thread as soon as available.
Once the discussion period was closed, usually after 28 days, the communications and their discussions were moved to the archive section of the ICVTS web site and a printed issue was dispatched to our subscribers. For the latter purpose, the eComments were handled like real conference discussions and, therefore, they were added as appendices to the respective papers. This basic pathway of function has proven successful ever since [2–4].
However, with this issue, the appearance of the eComments both on the web and in print will change. As a matter of fact, the eComments on ICVTS will now also receive DOIs and, therefore, they will also have a persistent document identifier during the interactive period on the web, in the archive version there and also in print. Hence, DOIs for eComments accepted for ICVTS will provide the possibility to cite them as such immediately after publication on the internet. In addition, these eComments can be linked with the Digital Object Identifier until their final appearance in print, and, therefore, they remain citable with the same reference for the future.
This approach leverages the immediacy of the ICVTS virtual conference concept on the web, which is certainly much faster than any traditional conference which has to go through an abstract selection process, the presentation at the corresponding meeting, the submission of a manuscript followed by the usual editorial process, and in some cases the submission of a letter to the editor with a final response by the initial author.
With this Enhanced Virtual Conference concept on ICVTS, the acceptance of a manuscript leads to direct publication on the web with a DOI. There is an unchanged discussion period for 28 days prior to the transfer to the ICVTS archive section and going to press. Submitted eComments are published immediately on the internet and allocated a DOI, and remain citable through their DOI once they appear in print with the corresponding manuscript.
The fact that the eComments with DOIs can be cited independently of the original submission makes it necessary for the latter to be cited in the text of the eComments, in a similar fashion to letters to the editor. This ensures that a specific eComment, which can be downloaded as such through its DOI, can eventually be reconnected backwards to the original publication it referred to.
There is one easy step to find out more about Enhanced Virtual Conferencing on Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery:
Type www.icvts.org now and send an eComment!
As from the ICVTS August issue we will also be changing the appearance order of the papers in the print and archival on-line issues to group the article types so that readers can more easily locate specific types of articles. The article type ordering will be roughly based on the ‘maturity’ of the work reported. On-line in the Interactive Area it will still be possible to sort the content by both on-line publication date and by subject category.
References
Glennie S, Shepherd DET, Jutley RS. Strength of wired sternotomy closures: effect of number of wire twists. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003; 2:3–5.
von Segesser LK. Peer review versus public review – new possibilities of on-line publishing. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2002; 1:61–62.
von Segesser LK. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2004; 3:1–2. www.icvts.org: the most frequent downloads. Improved feedback from an interactive publication.
von Segesser LK. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005; 4:1–2. ICVTS brings virtual conferencing to CTSNet.(Ludwig K. von Segesser)
DOIs are Digital Object Identifiers for an entity on digital networks (www.doi.org). They provide persistent, actionable identification and allow for interoperative exchange of managed information. DOIs have been used for identifying manuscripts on the Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery web site (www.icvts.org), and carried through to the archived [1] and printed versions since 2003 (doi:10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00068-3).
In contrast, virtual conferencing had been introduced into thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery even earlier with the launch of ICVTS on the worldwide web. From the very beginning the basic principle of the virtual conferencing concept in ICVTS was to pre-publish scientific work on the internet, to allow for a public discussion during a limited period of time, and to finally archive both an electronic as well as a printed version of the original communications with their discussions.
This concept has been followed since the announcement of the ICVTS web site at www.ICVTS.org, when a series of scientific communications underwent fast-track review and was pre-published on the web, not as a batch ready to form an entire issue, as traditional paper based journals used to do, but one by one, immediately after type-setting. Likewise the incoming eComments were added to the communication specific thread as soon as available.
Once the discussion period was closed, usually after 28 days, the communications and their discussions were moved to the archive section of the ICVTS web site and a printed issue was dispatched to our subscribers. For the latter purpose, the eComments were handled like real conference discussions and, therefore, they were added as appendices to the respective papers. This basic pathway of function has proven successful ever since [2–4].
However, with this issue, the appearance of the eComments both on the web and in print will change. As a matter of fact, the eComments on ICVTS will now also receive DOIs and, therefore, they will also have a persistent document identifier during the interactive period on the web, in the archive version there and also in print. Hence, DOIs for eComments accepted for ICVTS will provide the possibility to cite them as such immediately after publication on the internet. In addition, these eComments can be linked with the Digital Object Identifier until their final appearance in print, and, therefore, they remain citable with the same reference for the future.
This approach leverages the immediacy of the ICVTS virtual conference concept on the web, which is certainly much faster than any traditional conference which has to go through an abstract selection process, the presentation at the corresponding meeting, the submission of a manuscript followed by the usual editorial process, and in some cases the submission of a letter to the editor with a final response by the initial author.
With this Enhanced Virtual Conference concept on ICVTS, the acceptance of a manuscript leads to direct publication on the web with a DOI. There is an unchanged discussion period for 28 days prior to the transfer to the ICVTS archive section and going to press. Submitted eComments are published immediately on the internet and allocated a DOI, and remain citable through their DOI once they appear in print with the corresponding manuscript.
The fact that the eComments with DOIs can be cited independently of the original submission makes it necessary for the latter to be cited in the text of the eComments, in a similar fashion to letters to the editor. This ensures that a specific eComment, which can be downloaded as such through its DOI, can eventually be reconnected backwards to the original publication it referred to.
There is one easy step to find out more about Enhanced Virtual Conferencing on Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery:
Type www.icvts.org now and send an eComment!
As from the ICVTS August issue we will also be changing the appearance order of the papers in the print and archival on-line issues to group the article types so that readers can more easily locate specific types of articles. The article type ordering will be roughly based on the ‘maturity’ of the work reported. On-line in the Interactive Area it will still be possible to sort the content by both on-line publication date and by subject category.
References
Glennie S, Shepherd DET, Jutley RS. Strength of wired sternotomy closures: effect of number of wire twists. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2003; 2:3–5.
von Segesser LK. Peer review versus public review – new possibilities of on-line publishing. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2002; 1:61–62.
von Segesser LK. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2004; 3:1–2. www.icvts.org: the most frequent downloads. Improved feedback from an interactive publication.
von Segesser LK. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005; 4:1–2. ICVTS brings virtual conferencing to CTSNet.(Ludwig K. von Segesser)