Publishing in Conference Proceedings: Use and Abuse

This lecture tells you all you need to know about publishing in academic conference proceedings, use and abuse.

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1. Malibu Rohwani
2.  Proceedings are the collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference.  They are usually distributed as printed volumes or in electronic form either before the conference opens or after it has closed.  Proceedings contain the contributions made by researchers at the conference.
3.  A quick and easy to gain a publication for a scientist  Recognized work: Indexed in WoK, Scopus, Google Scholar, EI  Increase publications  Increase Citations
4.  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers  world's largest professional association  Peer-reviewed  Depends on the subject, usually, max 6 pages including figures, tables & references  Generally has a maximum of 10 references  Indexed in: ACS Digital Library, CSA, Google Scholar, INSPEC, Medline, Pubmed, Web of Science, Optics InfoBAse, EI
5. The SJR indicator measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is. Cites per Doc. (2y) measures the scientific impact of an average article published in the journal, it is computed using the same formula that journal impact factor. High Impact Factor
6. Almost no Self citation
7.  The International Society for Optical Engineering  SPIE annually organizes and sponsors approximately 25 major technical forums  Proceedings of SPIE  Peer-reviewed  Max 15 pages  No max. References  among the most cited references in the patent literature  Indexed in: Astrophysical Data System (ADS), Chemical Abstracts (relevant content), Compendex, CrossRef, Current Contents, DeepDyve, Google Scholar, Inspec, Portico, Scopus, SPIN, and Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
8. The SJR indicator measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is. Cites per Doc. (2y) measures the scientific impact of an average article published in the journal, it is computed using the same formula that journal impact factor. Low Impact Factor
9. 45% self citation
10.  Submit several papers  Include many self citations  Re-submit the same paper to another proceedings and journal
12.  40 self citations out of 49 references = 81.62%
13. 1. Novel approaches for high-efficiency InGaN quantum wells light-emitting diodes: Device physics and epitaxy engineering Tansu, N., Zhao, H., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Li, X.-H., Ee, Y.-K., Song, R., Huang, G.S. 2011 Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7954, art. no. 795418. This paper has 40 self references to Tansu 2. Zhang, J., Zhao, H., Tansu, N. 2011 Gain characteristics of deep UV AlGaN quantum wells lasers. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7953, art. no. 79530H. This paper has 27 self references to Tansu 3. Enhancement of light extraction efficiency of InGaN quantum wells light-emitting diodes using TiO2 microsphere arrays Li, X.-H., Ee, Y.-K., Song, R., Tansu, N. 2011 Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering 7954, art. no. 79540U. This paper has 27 self references to Tansu 4. Thermoelectric properties of MOCVD-grown AlInN alloys with various compositions Zhang, J.,Tong, H., Liu, G., Herbsommer, J.A., Huang, G.S., Tansu, N. 2011 Proceedings of SPIE - TheInternational Society for Optical Engineering 7939, art. no. 79390O. This paper has 27 self references to Tansu 5. Cathodoluminescence characteristics of linearly shaped staggered InGaN quantum wells light- emitting diodes Zhao, H., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Toma, T., Poplawsky, J.D., Dierolf, V., Tansu, N.2011 Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7939, art. no.793905. This paper has 27 self references to Tansu 6. Analysis of thermoelectric properties of AlInN semiconductor alloys Zhang, J., Tong, H.,Herbsommer, J.A., Tansu, N. 2011 Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for OpticalEngineering 7933, art. no. 79330X. This paper has 28 self references to Tansu  176 self citation from 6 papers from a single SPIE conference
14.  Tansu Nelson ; Zhao Hongping ; Liu Guangyu ; et al. Source: IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 241-248  31 Self citations
15.  CLEO Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, is a premier international forum for scientific and technical optics. It brings together all aspects of laser technology, from basic research to industry applications and self citations. CLEO 2011: 1 Optical gain in GaInNAs and GaInNAsSb quantum wells. Ferguson, J.W., Blood, P., Smowton, P.M., Bae, H., Sarmiento, T., Harris, J.S., Tansu, N., Mawst, L.J. art. no. 5950135 This paper has 8 Self citation 2 Fabrication of self-citation silica/polystyrene microlens arrays for light extraction enhancement in nitride light-emitting diodes Li, X.-H., Ee, Y.-K., Song, R., Tansu, N., art. no. 5950273 This paper has 10 Self citation 3 Growths of InGaN-based light-emitting diodes with AlInN thin barrier for efficiency droop suppression Liu, G., Zhao, H., Zhang, J., Tansu, N., art. no. 5950224 This paper has 9 Self citation 4 High TE-polarized optical gain from AlGaN-delta-GaN quantum well for deep UV lasers. Zhang, J., Zhao, H., Tansu, N., art. no. 5950996 This paper has 10 Self citation 5 Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic Au / Ag layers for nitride light- emitting diodes. Zhao, H., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Tansu, N., art. no. 5950735 This paper has 9 Self citation Total: 46 self citations from CLEO 2011.
16.  Ee, Y.-K., Kumnorkaew, P ., Arif, R.A., Tong, H., Gilchrist, J.F., Tansu, N.2009. Light extraction efficiency enhancement of InGaN quantum wells light-emitting diodes with polydimethylsiloxane concave microstructures. Optics Express 17 (16), pp. 13747-13757  Ee, Y.-K., Kumnorkaew, P., Tong, H., Arif, R.A., Gilchrist, J.F., Tansu, N. 2009 Enhancement of light extraction efficiency of InGaN quantum wells light-emitting diodes with polydimethylsiloxane concave microstructures. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering 7231, art. no. 72310U
18.  (1) Zhao, H., Liu, G., Tansu, N. 2010. Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic Au/Ag layers for nitride light-emitting diodes Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7617, art. no. 76170W This paper has 10 self citation (2) Zhao, H., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Tansu, N. 2011. Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic Au / Ag layers for nitride light-emitting diodes 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO 2011 , art. no. 5950735 This paper has 10 self citation  (3) Zhao, H., Zhang, J., Liu, G., Tansu, N. 2011 Surface plasmon dispersion engineering via double-metallic Au/Ag layers for III-nitride based light-emitting diodes Applied Physics Letters 98 (15), art. no. 151115 This paper has 15 self citation  35 Self citations from 1 same paper, published 3 times
21.  Publishing in proceedings is easily abused  Form of abuse: self citations, duplicate publications  Some individual is opportunistic in order to influence h-index  Because many institutions consider citation volume as a proxy for scientific merit.
22.  Limit max. No. References = 10  Only 2 (20%) self citation  Cannot re-publish the same article in other proceedings and journal