The History and Future of Scientific Publishing

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-33
Author(s):  
Alan Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Open Access Journals

This chapter reviews the development of the modern scientific paper, from the sixteenth century forward, and explores the ways in which scientific information has been disseminated in the past. Great scientific advances of the past are discussed in the context of how they were first published, or otherwise brought to the attention of the broader scientific community, and the modern scientific publishing sector is explored. The types and categories of scientific journals are discussed, along with an overview of current publishing trends, such as the exponential increase in number of journals, changes in the ways in which researchers access the literature, and in particular the emergence and current state of open access journals. In addition, various ways in which journals are ranked are discussed, and key trends in such lists over the last ten years or so explored.

scholarly journals Reforming Science Publishing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Moustafa
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
The Past ◽  
Open Access Journals

Over the past few years, different changes have been introduced into the science publishing industry. However, important reforms are still required at both the content and form levels. First, the peer review process needs to be open, fair and transparent. Second, author-paid fees in open access journals need to either be removed or reconsidered toward more affordability. Third, the categorization of papers should include all types of scientific contributions that can be of higher interest to the scientific community than many mere quantitative and observable measures, or simply removed from publications. Forth, word counts and reference numbers in online open access journal should be nuanced or replaced by recommended ranges rather than to be a proxy of acceptance or rejection. Finally, all the coauthors of a manuscript should be considered corresponding authors and responsible for their mutual manuscript rather than only one or two.

scholarly journals Need for a change in scientific publishing

2018 ◽  
pp. 13-29
Author(s):  
Steinar Risnes
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Present System ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Article Processing Charges

Outsourcing of scientific publishing to scientific journals is problematic, both economically and academically. It is expensive, slow, non-transparent, unbalanced and excluding. Academic library subscriptions contribute substantially to the publishing companies’ 30-40% profit. There is general consensus that scientific reports should be openly accessible on the Internet. This is generally not the case with articles published in the traditional scientific journals. Open access journals are multiplying fast, but many are of questionable quality. Although open access publishing is less expensive than journal subscription, the article processing charges (APC) of open access journals are still high (up to 5,000 USD) and should be reduced. Science is expensive, scientific publishing should not be expensive.The impression the present system, with its editors and anonymous reviewers, conveys of quality and objectivity, is partly an illusion. The basis for decision on manuscripts is too thin and the balance of power is too uneven.Instead of a complicated fallible system, a simple fallible system is suggested: web-based, indexed and searchable repositories funded and organized by accountable and non-profit institutions/organizations where researchers may upload reports that have been thoroughly reviewed by and are supported by one or more competent, impartial, unbiased and named expert peers chosen by the authors themselves. After publication, reports may be further openly evaluated and commented online by named researchers in the field. Article processing charges should be moderate. Such a system would be simple, reasonable, fast, transparent, balanced, including, efficient, and adequately quality secured.

Open access to scientific information: comparative study in DOAJ

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 364-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Stoyanova Trencheva ◽  
Tania Yordanova Todorova
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Important Position ◽  
The Moment

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to provide a comparative retrospective analysis of Bulgarian, Turkish and Croatian Open Access (OA) journals added in Directory of Open Access journals (DOAJ) in the period 2002-2013. Design/methodology/approach – First of all, the study is focussed on brief review of definitions and descriptions of the OA as a global movement. In the study were analyzed the three main OA initiatives and was shown the difference between Golden Road and Green Road. Second of all, the authors used the comparative approach and made a comparative study of the OA journals in Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia and present the evaluation results and findings. Findings – Qualitative and quantitative data for the study are collected by the DOAJ. The data are analyzed in terms of quantity and period, and the results are presented graphically and tabular and finally there are made major specific conclusions and recommendations. Originality/value – The paper shows that OA in the digital space has an important position in scientific research. There are many discussion issues related to the problems of OA, but overall study of OA to scientific information, and in particular comparative study of Bulgarian, Turkish and Croatian journals in the DOAJ does not exist at the moment.

Sizing and Positioning Algorithm for 1 µm to 10 µm Particles Using Shadowgraphy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Robinson ◽  
Zakaria Mahmud ◽  
Orven F. Swenson ◽  
Justin Hoey
Keyword(s):  
Relative Position ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Object Plane ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Imaging Camera ◽  
Positioning Algorithm ◽  
State Of Art

Measuring flows of aerosol particles of less than 10 μm diameter has proven a challenge in the past. Previously, our work included a brief review of the current state-of-art for aerosol measurements where accurate sizing was limited to particles greater than 5 μm. We developed a sizing and positioning algorithm (SPA) to accurately calculate both the diameter of a spherical particle, and the relative position of that particle to the object plane of the imaging camera for particles down to 3 μm in diameter. Our current work further extends the measurement range down to 1 μm particles. This algorithm has great benefit for the scientific community interested in small-particle aerosol flows.

From the shelf to the monitor: opportunities and difficulties for psychiatric journals switching from paper to on-line

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Danilo Di Diodoro
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Economic Implications

SummaryThe author examines the changes brought about by Internet in the complex field of international medical and scientific journals (and psychiatric journals in particular), since online versions of the printed publications have been made available on the Internet. Attention is focused on the surfeit of these scientific journals and on the economic implications of the transformation. The article underlines how the international scientific community has become conscious of its importance in the production of scientific journals and a description of the very innovative Public Library of Science (PLoS) initiative is also given. The author illustrates the possible future functioning of scientific journals, the so-called “Author pays” model, which is still controversial and closes with comments on the increasingly important role played by direct communication between scientific community and citizens, including the use of specific journals and websites.Declaration of Interestthe Author is the Multimedial Scientific Information Manager of the Bologna Local Health Unit and as such, he may tend to stress the importance of giving National Health Service employees and health workers in general high quality scientific information that is free from conflicts of interest. He receives a salary from from the National Health Service that would not be altered by changes to the international publishing system.

scholarly journals Perfil dos autores brasileiros com publicações científicas em periódicos de acesso aberto

2020 ◽  
pp. 150-154
Author(s):  
: Patrícia Mascarenhas Dias ◽  
Thiago Magela Rodrigues Dias ◽  
Gray Farias Moita
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Data Source

In the current state of scientific development, identifying how the results of scientific and technological investigations are being published allows us to understand how scientific communication has been used to disseminate the studies carried out and the results achieved. In this scenario, the publication of articles in open access journals appears as an important and interesting mechanism for the dissemination of scientific research, since it facilitates and enables access to them, considering that there are no barriers, especially financial ones, to access the contents of this type of publication. Thus, this work aims to present a characterization of the group of Brazilian researchers who have published articles in open access journals. To this end, the Lattes Platform curricula is used as a data source to initially identify researchers with publications of articles in open access journals and, subsequently, draw a portrait of the profile of these researchers, such as areas of expertise, levels of training and geographic distribution.

scholarly journals Indonesia’s publication: Some facts that you might have missed

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasapta Erwin Irawan
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World

This article shows the current state of Indonesian open access scientific publishing as of 30 Nov 2017. The date is important because it's keep on progressing.--- Last week, after my article was announced as the winner of OpenCon London 2017, I was contacted by AuthorAid and offered to write a guest post. It was a very overwhelming situation, since I plunged myself in the world of open science 3 years ago. Then when I was starting to draft the blog post, there were slight changes about what topic should I be raising. Whether it should be about exploring my journey in open science or the successful rate of submission of the INArxiv preprint server that I had started since 17 Aug 2017 with some colleagues. After a long thought, I choose to cover the strength of Indonesia’s publication by looking at some facts that must have been missed by many, including Indonesian academia and rule makers.

scholarly journals Periódicos da Ciência da Informação em acesso aberto: uma análise dos títulos listados no DOAJ e indexados na Scopus │ Open access journals in information Science: an analysis of the titles listed in DOAJ and indexed in Scopus

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Da Silva Neubert ◽  
Rosângela Schwarz Rodrigues ◽  
Luiza Helena Goulart
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
Content Sharing ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Rss Feeds ◽  
E Mail

Resumo Analisa os periódicos em acesso aberto da área de ciência da informação listados no DOAJ e indexados na Scopus. Os objetivos específicos são: a) descrever os periódicos científicos da área de ciência da informação em acesso aberto, b) registrar a visibilidade dos periódicos e c) verificar o uso de recursos web. Os periódicos da área de ciência da informação são publicações criadas a partir de 1990 (93,33%) sem patrocínio, publicados na América e Europa (80%), em inglês (73,33%), e mantidos por universidades, institutos de fomento a pesquisa e por associações (86,67%). Possuem Ìndice H com média 8,47, e 40% dos títulos são classificados no Qualis. Quanto aos recursos web, 33,33% possui canal de notícias, 26,66% feeds RSS, 13,33% blogs e 6,67% página no Facebook. Em relação aos recursos para compartilhamento pelo leitor, os 13,33% cuja plataforma é o Scielo disponibilizam recursos para compartilhamento por e-mail e por widget.Palavras-chave periódicos científicos; Ciência da Informação; acesso aberto; bases de dados; visibilidade dos periódicos; recursos webAbstract Analysis of open access journals in the field of library and information science listed in DOAJ and indexed in Scopus. The specific objectives are: a) to describe the scientific journals in the field of information science open access, b) recording the visibility of the journals and c) to check the usage of web resources by the journals. The information science open access publications are mostly created starting from 1990 (93.33%), unsponsored, published in North America and Europe (80%), in English (73.33% ), and maintained by universities, institutes and research funding agencies and associations (86.67%). The H index has an average of 8.47, and only 40% of the titles are classified in Qualis. The actions associated with web: 33.33% have news, RSS feeds are 26.66%, 13.33% blogs and 6.67% have a page in Facebook. Regarding resources for content sharing by the reader, 13.33% is on the Scielo platform for sharing resources available by e-mail and widget. Keywords Scientific journals; Information science; Open Access; Databases; Visibility of journals; Web resources

scholarly journals Reusable data is the new oil

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 05023
Author(s):  
Dasapta Erwin Irawan ◽  
Yuniarti Ulfa ◽  
Astyka Pamumpuni ◽  
Indra Andra Dinata ◽  
Thomas Tri Putranto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Status

New oil data is 21st century jargon. This movement has not been widely echoed in Indonesia. Although some initiatives should be recognized and appreciated, the status of the availability of reusable data in most countries, especially in Indonesia is still low. Most of the data published in Indonesian open access journals are in the form of pdf files that cannot be reused. We advise editors of Indonesian scientific journals to consider adopting FAIR data sharing by encouraging authors to share their data as additional files in a machine readables format, e.g. csv or xls. This effort will also contribute to the principles of transparency and sustainable development in Indonesia's research ecosystem.

scholarly journals Open Access, Open Science, Open Data: How it Was and Where We are Going

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-26
Author(s):  
Tetiana Yaroshenko
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Access Model

Open Access to scientific information, transparency of research processes and data is one of the most important conditions for the progress of science and scientific communication, the basis of international collaboration of researchers globally. The COVID-19 global pandemic has once again highlighted the need for open, efficient and equal access to scientific information for researchers, regardless of geographical, gender or any other constraints, promoting the exchange of scientific knowledge and data, scientific cooperation and scientific decision-making, knowledge and open data. The Internet has radically changed scientific communication, particularly on the model of peer-reviewed scientific journals and the way readers find and access the scientific information. Digital access is now the norm, thanks to the Open Access model. Although 20 years have passed since the announcement of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, and despite many achievements and advantages, there are still obstacles to the implementation of this model, there is some resistance from commercial publishers and other providers, and discussions continue in the academia world. The Open Access model is already supported by various strategies, policies, platforms, applications but is not yet established. Various business models for scientific journals are still being tested, a culture of preprints is being formed, and discussions are underway on the ethics of scientific publications, intellectual property, the need to finance the dissemination of research results, and so on. Various platforms and applications are being developed to help researchers “discover” research results. Nevertheless, this is not enough: it is important to “discover” not only the results but also the research data, allowing them be used for further research in the global world. Thus, the concepts and practices of Open Science, Open Data, development of research infrastructures, etc., are developing quite rapidly. The article considers the main stages of this 20-year path and outlines the main components and trends of the current stage. Emphasis is placed on the need to form a culture of Open Science and create incentives for its implementation, promoting innovative methods of Open Science at different stages of the scientific process, the needs of European integration of Ukrainian e-infrastructure development, the need for socio-cultural and technological change. The main international and domestic practices and projects in Open Access and Open Science, particularly the National Repository of Academic Texts and the National Plan of Open Science draft, are considered. The role of libraries and librarians in implementing the principles of Open Access and Open Science is emphasized.

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