The regression statistics of RTL and RTL length residuals on dry gonad mass separated by tissue and gender.

<p>The significant values are in bold and SE stands for standard error. The significance test for p<0.001 means that p is within the interval [0, 0.001].</p><p>The regression statistics of RTL and RTL length residuals on dry gonad mass separated by tissue and gender.</p

The regression statistics of RTL on final length and dry gonad mass separated by tissue and gender.

<p>The significant values are in bold and SE stands for standard error.</p><p>The regression statistics of RTL on final length and dry gonad mass separated by tissue and gender.</p

Ranking of journals, under a citation maximization framework, for different values of scooping probability, <i>s</i> (<i>T</i> = 10 years, <i>t</i><i>_R</i> = 30 days).

<p>Ranking of journals, under a citation maximization framework, for different values of scooping probability, <i>s</i> (<i>T</i> = 10 years, <i>t</i><i>_R</i> = 30 days).</p

The sampling plan and number of samples collected.

<p>Muscle and brain tissues could not be analyzed separately for larval fish, nor could total. Different tissues were sampled at different time points.—indicates that the sample is not available.</p><p>The sampling plan and number of samples collected.</p

Where Should I Send It? Optimizing the Submission Decision Process

<div><p>How do scientists decide where to submit manuscripts? Many factors influence this decision, including prestige, acceptance probability, turnaround time, target audience, fit, and impact factor. Here, we present a framework for evaluating where to submit a manuscript based on the theory of Markov decision processes. We derive two models, one in which an author is trying to optimally maximize citations and another in which that goal is balanced by either minimizing the number of resubmissions or the total time in review. We parameterize the models with data on acceptance probability, submission-to-decision times, and impact factors for 61 ecology journals. We find that submission sequences beginning with <i>Ecology Letters</i>, <i>Ecological Monographs</i>, or <i>PLOS ONE</i> could be optimal depending on the importance given to time to acceptance or number of resubmissions. This analysis provides some guidance on where to submit a manuscript given the individual-specific values assigned to these disparate objectives.</p></div

Telomere length through time.

<p>The relative telomere length is reported for larvae (age 1 D), females and males from the early breeding period, age 150 days (Early F and Early M respectively), and females and males from late breeding period, 200 days (Late F and Late M respectively). The left panel indicates results for brain tissue and the right panel indicates telomere lengths for muscle. The red line for each box indicates the mean, box edges indicate 25% and 75% percentile, and the whiskers show outlier outside +/-2.7 standard deviation.</p

Ranking of journals based solely on maximizing citations over different periods of time, <i>T</i> (i.e., maximizing <i>C</i> in eq. 1 over all possible submission strategies; probability of getting scooped, <i>s</i> = 0.001, time for revisions after each submission, <i>t</i><i>_R</i> = 30 days).

<p>The time over which to accrue citations, <i>T</i>, changes the optimal submission ranking considerably.</p

The relationship between RTL and dry gonad weight in muscle samples.

<p>Females are shown in a and c and males are shown in b and d. The RTL vs. dry gonad weight is shown in a and b and the RTL residuals from length effect vs. dry gonad weight are shown in c and d. The lines are fitted linear regressions.</p

The egg production over time in the four replicates from day 150 to day 200.

<p>The egg production over time in the four replicates from day 150 to day 200.</p

3,200,000 different submission strategies (each grey dot) are evaluated in terms of expected number of citations (over 5 years) and number of submissions needed before acceptance (<i>s</i> = 0.002, <i>t</i><i>_R</i> = 30 days).

<p>Highlighted are the top journals for citation-maximizing strategies that minimize resubmissions (efficiency frontier). <i>Ecology Letters</i> dominates the high expected number of citations area, while <i>PLOS ONE</i> is the clear optimal choice at intermediate citations.</p