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Top ten most accessed articles in August

13 Nov 2012

The following articles were in the top ten most accessed for the Journal of Environmental Monitoring in August:

Quantitation of persistent organic pollutants adsorbed on plastic debris from the Northern Pacific Gyre’s “eastern garbage patch”
Lorena M. Rios, Patrick R. Jones, Charles Moore and Urja V. Narayan
J. Environ. Monit., 2010, 12, 2226-2236
DOI: 10.1039/C0EM00239A

Concentrations of organophosphate esters and brominated flame retardants in German indoor dust samples
Sandra Brommer, Stuart Harrad, Nele Van den Eede and Adrian Covaci
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2482-2487
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30303E

Screening organic chemicals in commerce for emissions in the context of environmental and human exposure
Knut Breivik, Jon A. Arnot, Trevor N. Brown, Michael S. McLachlan and Frank Wania
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2028-2037
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30259D

Traffic emission factors of ultrafine particles: effects from ambient air
Sara Janhäll, Peter Molnar and Mattias Hallquist
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2488-2496
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30235G

Arsenic mobilization and attenuation by mineral–water interactions: implications for managed aquifer recharge
Chelsea W. Neil, Y. Jeffrey Yang and Young-Shin Jun
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 1772-1788
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30323J

Occurrence and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil from the Tiefa coal mine district, Liaoning, China
Jingjing Liu, Guijian Liu, Jiamei Zhang, Hao Yin and Ruwei Wang
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2634-2642
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30433C

Correlations in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in UK ambient air and implications for source apportionment
Andrew S. Brown and Richard J. C. Brown
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2072-2082
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10963H

Potential impacts of disinfection processes on elimination and deactivation of antibiotic resistance genes during water and wastewater treatment
Michael C. Dodd
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 1754-1771
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM00006G

Distribution of trace element contamination in sediments and riverine agricultural soils of the Zhongxin River, South China, and evaluation of local plants for biomonitoring
Jinfeng Chen, Jiangang Yuan, Shanshan Wu, Biyun Lin and Zhongyi Yang
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2663-2672
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30241A

Utilizing pyrosequencing and quantitative PCR to characterize fungal populations among house dust samples
Matthew W. Nonnenmann, Gloria Coronado, Beti Thompson, William C. Griffith, John Delton Hanson, Stephen Vesper and Elaine M. Faustman
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2038-2043
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30229B

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Top ten most accessed articles in July 2012

26 Sep 2012

This month sees the following articles in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring that are in the top ten most accessed:

Emerging investigators contributors 2012 
Thomas Borch, Richard Carbonaro, Juana Maria Delgado-Saborit, Michael Dodd, Michelle Hladik, Young-Shin Jun, Christopher Kim, Jung-Hwan Kwon, Yi-Pin Lin, Sara Mason, Jennifer Murphy, Jeff Nason, Hee-Deung Park, Zhimin Qiang, Christopher Szakal 
J. Environ. Monit., 2012,14, 1745-1753
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM90032G  

Potential impacts of disinfection processes on elimination and deactivation of antibiotic resistance genes during water and wastewater treatment  
Michael C. Dodd  
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 1754-1771
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM00006G  

The release of engineered nanomaterials to the environment 
Fadri Gottschalk and Bernd Nowack  
J. Environ. Monit., 2011, 13, 1145-1155
DOI: 10.1039/C0EM00547A

Arsenic mobilization and attenuation by mineral–water interactions: implications for managed aquifer recharge  
Chelsea W. Neil,  Y. Jeffrey Yang and Young-Shin Jun  
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 1772-1788
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30323J  

Aquatic environmental nanoparticles  
Nicholas S. Wigginton, Kelly L. Haus and Michael F. Hochella Jr  
J. Environ. Monit., 2007, 9, 1306-1316
DOI: 10.1039/B712709J  

Contamination of Canadian and European bottled waters with antimony from PET containers 
William Shotyk, Michael Krachler and Bin Chen  
J. Environ. Monit., 2006, 8, 288-292
DOI: 10.1039/B517844B  

Utilizing pyrosequencing and quantitative PCR to characterize fungal populations among house dust samples  
Matthew W. Nonnenmann, Gloria Coronado, Beti Thompson, William C. Griffith, John Delton Hanson, Stephen Vesper and Elaine M. Faustman  
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2038-2043
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30229B  

Comparative DFT study of inner-sphere As(III) complexes on hydrated α-Fe2O3(0001) surface models 
Christoffer J. Goffinet and Sara E. Mason  
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 1860-1871
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30355H  

Persistent organic pollutants in sediment from the southern Baltic: risk assessment  
Joanna Szlinder-Richert, Zygmunt Usydus and Aleksander Drgas  
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2100-2107
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30221G  

Fingerprinting of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) and other biogenic organic compounds (BOC) in oil-contaminated and background soil samples  
Zhendi Wang, C. Yang, Z. Yang, B. Hollebone, C. E. Brown, M. Landriault, J. Sun, S. M. Mudge, F. Kelly-Hooper and D. G. Dixon  
J. Environ. Monit., 2012, 14, 2367-2381
DOI: 10.1039/C2EM30339F 

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Struggling for acceptance? Top ten tips to get published

24 May 2012

Ever wondered what makes a successful submission? A little preparation and some simple changes may make all the difference. Harp Minhas, Editor of the Journal of Environmental Monitoring, shares his top ten tips for getting published:

1. Ensure your work has novelty and advances existing knowledge

  • This is the main criterion for publication in most journals

2. Provide a clear statement of novelty/impact

  • A lack of clarity about the relevance of your work could mean rejection

3. Provide a cover letter

  • The cover letter should include a summary of the work, a novelty statement (with possible implications or applications) and a statement of article type, e.g., review, paper, communication, etc.

4. Read and follow the Guidelines for Authors

  • Ensure your work is appropriate for the journal of your choice, sometimes the Guidelines for Authors are out of date so look at the journal content –  does it match your paper?

5. Perform a thorough literature search

  • References can tell Editors & Reviewers a lot about your knowledge of the field, make sure you have included all the relevant references to previously published works

6. Keep the language simple; short sentences

  • No matter what your native language is, short simple sentences help to maintain clarity and simplicity in explanation

7. Proof read before submission

  • Many small and minor errors are frustrating for reviewers as they read and assess your work, get a friend or colleague to read before submission

8. Write a clear, logical and concise story

  • The relevant sections of the paper should follow in a clear and logical manner, stick to the facts and do not over-claim the novelty/advances

9. On revision, address all the reviewer comments

  • Make sure you address ALL the reviewer comments, both in your responses and within the revised manuscript. It is OK to disagree with reviewers as long as you justify and explain why in your responses

10. If rejected, learn from the experience

  • Try to learn from negative publishing experiences, and try to improve for your next submission accordingly

The above list is not intended to give you all the information you will require to write papers, but may help set you upon the right path and could be helpful as a check list when preparing your work for submission to a journal. Many other factors are also important, for example, reading the Ethical Guidelines is essential if you are presenting experiments that involve animals; as is the declaration of in-press papers, if these are not declared up front, they will inevitably lead to delays in the publication of your work.

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