Chapter 72: Qualifications
The reply was slightly thick, and it felt like there were two or three pages of stationery, which made Yang Rui even more nervous, because his paper seemed to be so thick.
"If the manuscript is rejected, I won't send it to you in the future, let's remember the paper with an impact factor of thirty or forty, is that thing called Shenwen?" Yang Rui said to the air before he began to open the envelope.
If it was really rejected, he would have nowhere to excuse it. Do you still need a reason for the journal to withdraw a professional paper written by a high school student?
"Hiss".
The crisp envelope was torn open by Yang Rui, and it felt quite good.
"No wonder so many people have pen pals, it's kind of cool to tear the envelope. Yang Rui thought about relaxing, then pulled out the letter inside and shook it open.
The text is very large, it is a slightly scribbled line, and the whole text is handwritten, but it is a letter written by the editor of the "Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics" to Yang Rui, and the beginning is the words "Yang Rui".
Apparently, seeing a high school student writing an essay, the newspaper's editor was also curious. He not only inquired, but also described the process after the paper arrived, which was quite introductory.
Although the editors of the journal have a certain degree of professionalism, they only do the preliminary review, that is, to check whether the type and direction of the paper meets the requirements of the journal and whether it meets the basic level of the paper.
Reviewers include experts and professors, as well as scholars who have published papers, and the international standard is two-way anonymity, that is, neither the reviewer nor the author knows the identity of the other.
This system is a common model after 30 years, but in the 80s, many experts couldn't figure it out, and the editor kindly explained to a high school student that he really had a heart.
Yang Rui couldn't help but nodded, this was much more responsible than the periodical publishers he encountered in the future. It won't be long before domestic journals will have to charge thousands or even thousands of yuan in page fees, otherwise, how could there be so many schools that give bonuses to professors and lecturers who have published papers -- if they don't pay bonuses, they will not even have money left for food at the salary of college teachers, and colleges and universities will live on the number of papers.
At the end of the handwritten letter, the editor's phone number was left, so that Yang Rui had time to call it, and it could be seen that this person was definitely curious.
Also, in today's colleges and universities, many teachers don't know how to publish papers, and Yang Rui, a high school student, published it, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is news.
Yang Rui thought about it and decided not to make this call.
If people want to be curious, let them be curious, what he wants now is just a pass for the domestic academic community.
With this journal paper, even if he is a non-governmental person who has published papers, he will no longer only be a high school student.
However, Yang Rui is still eager to know the publication of his paper, and no matter how many articles he publishes, this excitement will not change.
"Is there a package that came with the letter?" Yang Rui stretched his head into the concierge and asked while looking for it.
"Just your letter today. The porter's uncle then gossiped and asked, "Is it another press fee?"
"I don't know if there is a manuscript fee yet, you say, you don't even want to send a sample book. Yang Rui complained a few words, went to the carport to get his car, and went straight down the mountain.
Calculating the time, it is also the publication date of the Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics. The editor's reply is a private message, and it is understandable that it has not been sent all the way to the journal.
Yang Rui couldn't wait for the sample to arrive, so he simply decided to go to the Xibao Meat Factory to find a copy, this kind of state-owned factory has to order a large number of newspapers and magazines every year, it has its own organ biochemical workshop, and it is inevitable to buy a bunch of domestic periodicals.
In 82, many well-known journals had not yet been founded, but the Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics was an old brand that existed in the fifties, and Yang Rui had also seen it in the reading room of the Xibao Meat Factory.
When he arrived at the factory and reported his uncle's name, Yang Rui entered the site of the Xibao Meat Factory.
Compared with state-owned enterprises such as textile factories, although the treatment of meat factories is good, the environment is not any better. The slaughterhouse itself is a source of pollution, and there are thousands of live pigs waiting to be slaughtered in the factory.
Yang Rui walked quickly to the reading room of the factory, and it was still in the name of his uncle that he finally got the new issue of "Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics".
This is a journal of less than 200 pages, the cover is color, and when you open it, you will see a few pages of advertisements, all in color.
Different from the advertisements of later generations, the advertisements at this time were very simple, that is, to explain what products their factories had, and then welcome all units across the country to come and buy.
Yang Rui swept roughly and quickly turned the page backwards.
Almost three-quarters of the way through, the title of "Re-determination of the Absorption Coefficient of Coenzyme Q10 by Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry" was included in Yang Rui's eyes.
Below the title, is the author's information: Yang Rui, Xibao Middle School, Hedong Province.
"Finally qualified. Yang Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, even if you submit a manuscript to a foreign journal in the future, you will not be unqualified to speak.
Although the paper is a very content-oriented thing, the name is indispensable, especially in some relatively good journals, whose preliminary editors often have a lot of power, and the reasons for rejection are also varied, such as "too many recent articles" can be included in it in a grand manner. However, most of those who are directly rejected by the editors of the preliminary review and are not even given the opportunity to submit for review are current students and ordinary lecturers, while experts and professors who have become famous in the professional field often get different treatment.
In fact, when it comes to Da Niu, Cheng dΓΉ often spends a few hours writing a literature review, which can be easily published.
Some students write papers that cannot be published, but they can be published under the name of their supervisor, and this is the reason for this.
Since he came, Yang Rui didn't plan to go back too early, took two periodicals, and sat on the chair silently to read.
At this time, the journal paper was good, because the number of subscriptions was higher than that of later periodicals, and it was very magazine-like.
In Yang Rui's eyes, half of the content of the journal in his hand can be regarded as easy to understand, and some articles can be regarded as "interesting".
"Interesting" is the highest rating not only for novels, but also for academic journals.
For example, JACS, the most high-end journal in the field of chemistry, the articles published on it, in addition to the importance of scientific quality and conclusions, are the most important indicators. Because only by attracting more researchers and making them interested in the topic selection of the journal can high-end journals have the value of saving.
Like domestic periodicals, no one reads them except yourself, so what's the point of writing well. Words without readers are the most worthless thing in the world - except for the evaluation of titles.
The time to read the literature flies quickly.
When Yang Rui was about to leave, the people behind him had changed a few times.
The newcomers were two young people with rough hair, one of whom moved a half-person-tall periodical, flipped through them one by one, and the other spread out a notebook and asked anxiously: "Can people write all the methods of how to do it here?"
"It's better than nothing if you can walk as much as you can. β
"In the end, I can't do it, don't you want to buy foreigners?"
"Then what do you say? The young man who flipped through the book held his breath and slapped the table with a snap.
was quarreled by them, Yang Rui couldn't stand the book anymore, got up and returned the two periodicals in his hand, and glanced at the books and periodicals they picked by the way.
It seems to be looking for a crystallizer.
This is the equipment manufacturing content of bioengineering, which belongs to a relatively popular field in China. Because China pays attention to self-reliance, everything that can be done by oneself must not be used from abroad, which has produced a structure that emphasizes hardware over software.
However, with the domestic manufacturing level in the 80s, the localization of scientific research equipment is still far away, and it is estimated that it is difficult to make a self-made crystallizer, even if it is a simple stirring tank cooler.
It's even more difficult to find out from journals.
Most of the principles and techniques are described in the papers, and very few directly give answers. Moreover, there are fewer mature equipment structures in the paper, and the authors often like to modify and remodel, which is quite different from the final product.
This is also the journal of the 80s, if it is 30 years later, it is impossible to find it.
"What can I do?" asked in a low voice, with a deep sense of worry.
"If you can't find it, you have to look for it, and if you don't have it in the factory, you have to look for it in the province. An evaporation crystallizer costs tens of thousands of dollars, why don't the Germans grab it? We did it ourselves, and let's see what else the surname Han has to say. "This is a fierce momentum.
The worrier complained: "Han used to be in the main factory, even if he was in the main factory, how can he still care about our main factory when he arrives at the cannery?"
"I heard that the people in the branch don't like to take care of him, so I guess I want to come back. β
"Why didn't you rot him into a can. β
Yang Rui heard this and thought secretly: The surname Han should be Han Sen, the new party secretary of the canning factory. It seems that these two young men are against the purchase of German equipment.
Think about it, today's enterprises have low incomes and a shortage of foreign exchange, while foreign instruments are not cheap at all, and imports are too expensive in comparison. Japanese goods are a little better, and the price of European goods is really not something that a company like Xibao Meat Factory can afford.
"If you have a common enemy, let's help. This thought suddenly popped into Yang Rui's mind.
He was in a good mood, and he didn't care if he could make money, so he took out a pen and paper from his briefcase, thought about it, drew a drawing on the spot, and wrote a mark.
The evaporation crystallizer of the 80s abroad is the level of the late 90s in China. In terms of high-end, this kind of thing is not enough, there are dozens of parts in total, although there are some special requirements for welding and other aspects, but it is not difficult.
Yang Rui didn't have the energy to make such a complex instrument at present, so he simply picked two sets of mature instruments and drew them in as much detail as possible.
Even though it was simple, it took two hours to draw.
When the two young people behind him gave up leaving, Yang Rui folded the more than 20 pages of paper, casually stuffed it into the arms of one of them, and said, "This is the drawing I used to read under the secretary, maybe it will be useful, you can refer to it." β
After speaking, Yang Rui didn't wait for them to react, and left with his bag.
I'm going to announce the results tomorrow, and I'll be late if I don't go back to bed.
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