Open Access in Scholarly Publishing: Embracing Principles and Avoiding Pitfalls

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Myatt Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Publishing

Scholarly Publishing and Open Access

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Matteo Migheli ◽  
Giovanni B. Ramello
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Publishing

scholarly journals The academic, economic and societal impacts of Open Access: an evidence-based review

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Tennant ◽  
François Waldner ◽  
Damien C. Jacques ◽  
Paola Masuzzo ◽  
Lauren B. Collister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Multiple Challenges

Ongoing debates surrounding Open Access to the scholarly literature are multifaceted and complicated by disparate and often polarised viewpoints from engaged stakeholders. At the current stage, Open Access has become such a global issue that it is critical for all involved in scholarly publishing, including policymakers, publishers, research funders, governments, learned societies, librarians, and academic communities, to be well-informed on the history, benefits, and pitfalls of Open Access. In spite of this, there is a general lack of consensus regarding the potential pros and cons of Open Access at multiple levels. This review aims to be a resource for current knowledge on the impacts of Open Access by synthesizing important research in three major areas: academic, economic and societal. While there is clearly much scope for additional research, several key trends are identified, including a broad citation advantage for researchers who publish openly, as well as additional benefits to the non-academic dissemination of their work. The economic impact of Open Access is less well-understood, although it is clear that access to the research literature is key for innovative enterprises, and a range of governmental and non-governmental services. Furthermore, Open Access has the potential to save both publishers and research funders considerable amounts of financial resources, and can provide some economic benefits to traditionally subscription-based journals. The societal impact of Open Access is strong, in particular for advancing citizen science initiatives, and leveling the playing field for researchers in developing countries. Open Access supersedes all potential alternative modes of access to the scholarly literature through enabling unrestricted re-use, and long-term stability independent of financial constraints of traditional publishers that impede knowledge sharing. However, Open Access has the potential to become unsustainable for research communities if high-cost options are allowed to continue to prevail in a widely unregulated scholarly publishing market. Open Access remains only one of the multiple challenges that the scholarly publishing system is currently facing. Yet, it provides one foundation for increasing engagement with researchers regarding ethical standards of publishing and the broader implications of 'Open Research'.

scholarly journals Advancing scholarly publishing through open access biomedical repositories: A knowledge management perspective

IFLA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Kruesi ◽  
Kerry Tanner ◽  
Frada Burstein
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Pubmed Central ◽  
The Past ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
The Us

Scholarly publishing has undergone major changes over the past 50 years. Funder mandates and organisational reporting obligations have heralded the creation of open access repositories, such as institutional and subject repositories. This research draws upon the US PubMed Central (PMC) and Europe PMC, also known as PMC International, as a role model to inform the concept and opportunity for an Australasia open access biomedical repository. PMC International is a leader in making citations and research output, which link to research data, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). As repositories approach two decades of development, this paper reports on the potential for an Australasia open access biomedical repository through a knowledge management lens and explores the opportunities for future open access biomedical repositories.

Using a Tetradic Network Technique and a Transaction Cost Economic Analysis to illustrate an economic model for an open access medical journal

First Monday ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Mills ◽  
Robert J. Esterhay ◽  
Judah Thornewill
Keyword(s):  
Medical Journal ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Transaction Cost Economic ◽  
Scientific Societies ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
The Cost

There is a crisis in scholarly publishing. The value of the scholarly information is frequently much less than the cost of providing that information. Consequently, libraries are suffering and scholars do not have access to information that they need. However, certain for-profit publishers and scientific societies are benefiting substantially from the current system. The Internet has demonstrated the potential to change this structure. The Budapest, Berlin and Bethesda initiatives show there is significant worldwide interest to replace the current controlled system with one that allows open access of scholarly information to anyone with Internet access. An examination of the scholarly publishing process is offered using a Tetradic Network Technique (TNT) and a Transaction Cost Economic (TCE) analysis as applied to a traditional subscription-based, print medical journal, Medical Physics, and a Web-based, open access medical journal, the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. The analysis identifies stakeholders and considers transaction and production costs. TCE analysis is performed between each of the following: Libraries, Scholars, Publishers and Societies, for a total of six transaction exchanges for both the traditional and the open access journal. This analysis allows costs to be compared more easily between the two types of journals, and provides the basis for a model online journal pro forma. Results demonstrate that while production costs remain approximately equivalent for the traditional and open access journal, total transaction costs are reduced by a factor of between 5 and 10 for the open access journal. While the cost of producing an eight-page article in a traditional medical journal is approximately US$2500, the cost of publishing the same article in an open access journal is less than US$500. Recommendations are offered that illustrate how an open access online journal may be produced by a university for approximately the cost of several library print journal subscriptions and physical storage of the printed material. Universities may therefore benefit through greater involvement with the scholarly publishing process. There are several considerations and recommendations that one may draw from this investigation. Universities pay for scholarly research, and then pay again to obtain access to published results. University libraries, always a significant cost center, are now in financial crisis. Scientific societies and large publishers gain under the traditional scholarly publication model. The copyright is essential; the one that holds the copyright holds the power in scholarly publishing. Modern open access initiatives state that scholars should retain copyright and publish online. Universities should require promotion and tenure committees to give equal weight to open access publications. Universities should go into the publishing business with scientific societies and control dissemination of scholarly knowledge for the public good.

The impact of the open access movement on medical based scholarly publishing in Nigeria

First Monday ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alasia Datonye Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Global Distribution ◽  
Scholarly Research ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Current State ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
The Impact

The open access movement and its initiatives -- which advocate a shift from predominant print-based publication to electronic and Internet sources -- is expected to improve the global distribution of scholarly research and impact positively on the current state of scholarly publications in the developing world. This review examines the current state of medical journals in Nigeria and assesses the impact of the open access movement and its initiatives on medical scholarly publishing in Nigeria. The resulting appraisal shows that open access initiatives have impacted positively on medical scholarly publishing in Nigeria, with the African Journals Online and the African Index Medicus projects being the most significant influences. There are enormous prospects for further developing medical scholarly publishing in Nigeria using open access initiatives; these opportunities should be exploited and developed.

Characteristics of open access scholarly publishing

2009 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayvan Kousha
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Publishing

scholarly journals Scholarly publishing initiatives at the International Rice Research Institute: Linking users to public goods via open access

First Monday ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Borrero ◽  
Mila Ramos ◽  
Anna Arsenal ◽  
Katherine Lopez ◽  
Gene Hettel
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
International Rice Research Institute ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Research Institute

Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, generate a large volume of research results emanating from donor-funded projects. The main objective is to disseminate, as widely as possible, the results of IRRI's research. There is also a strong push to provide free open access to these information resources through modes convenient to researchers in both developing and developed countries. Certain instruments for open access (OA) are already in place at IRRI, including links to full-text publications posted on the Institute's Web site (http://www.irri.org/), especially via the Library branch site (http://ricelib.irri.cgiar.org/), the Rice Knowledge Bank (http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/), and Rice Publications Archive (http://rice-publications.irri.org/). The joint initiatives of the Library and the Institute's main science publishing units, particularly Communication and Publications Services and the Training Center, typify a convergence of practices to overcome hurdles to OA implementation. This paper explores how the links in IRRI's scholarly publishing chain, bridging information management and publishing, can effectively deliver public goods (knowledge about rice, in this case) to the intended primary users -- researchers and extensionists in the national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES) in developing countries. It also discusses publishing models for delivering public goods generated by an international research organization. To meet its mission, IRRI must employ various demand-supply models to disseminate information. Open access publishing is one model to adopt but first, the onus is on the Institute to overcome issues such as intellectual property rights, funding, and connectivity. IRRI's donors, NARES partners, governments, and rice farmers and consumers expect it to create and share information for the common good, and it strives to convert its resources into electronic format for delivery over the Internet. However, not all its stakeholders are connected. To create impact, IRRI must deliver information through whatever appropriate form, be it cutting-edge digital versions or traditional hard-copy books. This paper discusses this dilemma and hopes to encourage further research and thought on open access publishing.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document