12 1 2017 Brno Pipravil Antonn Vaishar 8

12. 1. 2017, Brno Připravil: Antonín Vaishar 8 th VOLUME 2016

Published in 2016 • • 4 issues Of it 2 standard numbers, 2 special numbers 31 articles, Of it 1 Editorial, 26 Research papers, 2 Research notes and 2 Short communications 480 pages 84 authors from 17 countries; Slovakia 23, Hungary 11, Poland 11, Czechia 10, United Kingdom 5, Austria 4, Estonia 4, Serbia 3, Denmark 3, Ireland 2, France 2 etc. Since the very beginning: 157 papers, 2, 505 pages

Submitted • • 77 papers, of it: 41 accepted 9 rejected 5 shat down or without any replay from authors 22 still in the review process Rejection rate 25% The politics of the Executive Board support rather improving papers (if possible) than their rejections

Reviewed • • 539 experts addressed 103 evaluations obtained 28 countries involed: Czechia 16, Poland Spain 8, Hungary 7, United Kingdom, Slovakia and Italy 6, France, Germany and Greece 4, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Croatia, Slovenia and the USA 3 etc.

Cited • Web of Knowledge, 146, of it 43 in 2016; 0. 93 times per a paper; • SCOPUS, 130, of it 45 in 2016; 1. 40 per a paper (it concerns only 93 papers since 2012), • Google Scholar quoted 558 times (3. 55 times per a paper); • The most quoted paper is Wellbrock, W. , Roep, D. , Wiskerke, J. : An integrated perspective on rural regional learning (12 times on Web of Knowledge, 13 times on SCOPUS and 26 times on Google Scholar)

Outlook for 2017 • Special number WATER (about 11 articles + 2 short communications) is under the technical preparation (1/2017) • Standard number (2/2017) – 5 papers prepared as ahead of print + 3 papers under re-working after the review process • Special number FOOD (7 papers in the review process) • Special number BUILT ENVIRONMENT (34 papers offered; deadline January 31, 2017) • It seems that the 9 th volume is more or less ensured

The most downloaded papers on De. Gruyter • Societal implication and challenges of demographic change – some introductory remarks by Černič-Mali, Barbara/ Koch, Andreas and Koch, Madeleine • Rural Europe and the world: Globalization and rural development (Editorial) by Woods, Michael and Mc. Donagh, John • Agritourism in Italy and the Local Impact Referring To Itria Valley. The Organic Firm “Raggio Verde” and Its Ecological Agritourism Project by Ciervo, Margerita • Naturbanization and Urban – Rural Dynamics in Spain: Case Study of New Rural Landscapes in Andalusia and Catalonia by Pallarès-Blanch, Marta/ Prados Velasco, Maria-José and Tulla Pujol, Antoni Francesc • Regional Differentiation of the Use of Production Factors in the Polish Agriculture by Wasilewski, Mirosław and Mądra, Magdalena

Categorization of articles • Research articles (containing related theory, methodology, empirical part, discussion and conclusions) • Editorials (introductory parts of special numbers) • Research notes (primary theoretical overview articles) • Short communications (articles which are not fully theoretically based but they deliver interesting empirical or practical knowledge – not very known regions, new problems, implementation etc. )

Initial evaluation • In order to eliminate papers of lower quality or to order them to the respective category, the initial evaluation should be improved • Necessary assumptions of a research paper: Ø Coincidence with the aim and scope of the Journal Ø The structure of a scientific paper (recommended in the instructions); the aim of the article and research questions are clearly defined Ø Sufficient embedding in the scientific literature (journals in Web of Knowledge and SCOPUS) • Possible suggestions: to accept for a review as a research paper, to reject, to order within a different category

Evaluation process • On-line process • Initial evaluation (the reporter + Advisory Board members) within 7 days • Suggestion of reviewers (the executive board + the reporter) approved by the Executive Board (conflict of interests, further suggestions) within 3 working days • Review process within 21 days, repeated if necessary • Revised version as a rule • Definitive acceptance (the reporter + Advisory Board members) within 7 days

Change of quotation • The part REFERENCES will be separated for academic and other sources. • Academic sources (papers in journals, books and chapters, theses, research reports, thematic maps) dispose with data like author(s), the publisher, year of publication, pages as a rule • DOI numbers enabling cross-reference will be asked from authors when available • Other sources (data sets, government materials, basic maps, web sources, laws, technical norms, oral information) will be quoted separately.

Special numbers • Special numbers delivers a majority of papers and thus they are necessary at the moment • Special numbers from conferences – papers presented in conferences are not prepared for publication in a scientific journal as a rule; • Special numbers from projects are usually compact and well-prepared • Special numbers initiated by the Editorial Board bring a wide spectrum territorially and in content; their surplus can be used within standard numbers

Future Special Numbers • It is suitable to suggest a special number with following schedule: • Announcement February 2017 • Expressions of interest May 2017 • Deadline for papers submitting September 2017 • Publishing March 2018 • Members of the Advisory Board and the Executive Board are free to suggest relevant topics