scholarly journals A Study in Gold: Top Romanian Scholarly Journals and Their Open Access Policies

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Coravu ◽  
Mihai Constantinescu
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Access Policies

ATTITUDE TO OPEN ACCESS IN RUSSIAN SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY: 2018. SURVEY RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. K. Razumova ◽  
N. N. Litvinova ◽  
M. E. Shvartsman ◽  
A. Yu. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Level ◽  
Access Policies

Introduction. The paper presents survey results on the awareness towards and practice of Open Access scholarly publishing among Russian academics.Materials and Methods. We employed methods of statistical analysis of survey results. Materials comprise results of data processing of Russian survey conducted in 2018 and published results of the latest international surveys. The survey comprised 1383 respondents from 182 organizations. We performed comparative studies of the responses from academics and research institutions as well as different research areas. The study compares results obtained in Russia with the recently published results of surveys conducted in the United Kingdom and Europe.Results. Our findings show that 95% of Russian respondents support open access, 94% agree to post their publications in open repositories and 75% have experience in open access publishing. We did not find any difference in the awareness and attitude towards open access among seven reference groups. Our analysis revealed the difference in the structure of open access publications of the authors from universities and research institutes. Discussion andConclusions. Results reveal a high level of awareness and support to open access and succeful practice in the open access publications in the Russian scholarly community. The results for Russia demonstrate close similarity with the results of the UK academics. The governmental open access policies and programs would foster the practical realization of the open access in Russia.

Open-access policies: A legal quagmire

Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 353 (6301) ◽  
pp. 758-759
Author(s):  
I. Kapovich
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Access Policies

The Promotion and Placement of Scholarly Journals

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-95
Author(s):  
Albert N. Greco
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Direct Mail ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Funding Policies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Article Processing Charges ◽  
Open Access Article

Since at least the 1980s, there have been significant changes in the marketing of scholarly journals utilized by the majority of scholarly publishers. This shift meant that traditional advertising (which was very effective for many decades) and direct mail pieces (which were rather ineffective because of 1.5% to 2.0% response rates) were de-emphasized but not eliminated completely. They were supplanted somewhat by the growing use of social media and emails. This chapter provides an overview of print and digital journal distribution strategies, procedures, and platforms. Attention is paid to the US and global journal markets and subscriptions, including data on library expenditures. A sample journal’s contract with an author is presented and analyzed. There is a discussion of Sci-Hub, open access, article processing charges, the development of Plan S and Plan U, and research funding policies.

scholarly journals Open Access and Academic Journals in Canada: A Political Science Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 903-922
Author(s):  
Martin Papillon ◽  
Brenda O'Neill ◽  
Mélanie Bourque ◽  
Alex Marland ◽  
Graham White
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
Science Association

AbstractThe push to implement Open Access (OA) as the new standard for academic research dissemination is creating very real pressures on academic journals. In Canada, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) recently adopted a policy requiring that journals applying for its Aid to Scholarly Journals (ASJ) grant make their scholarly content freely accessible after no more than a 12-month delay. For journals such as the Canadian Journal of Political Science (CJPS) that not only publish high-quality, peer-reviewed articles to a specialized audience but also support the work of scholarly associations through the revenues they generate, the push to move to OA comes with a number of challenges. The Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) and the Société québécoise de science politique (SQSP) established a committee to chart the best course of action for the CJPS in light of this changing landscape. This article summarizes the key findings of the committee and underscores some of the challenges of OA for journals with a profile similar to the CJPS, as well as for the broader research ecosystem that they support.

scholarly journals Open access policies of leading medical journals: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e028655
Author(s):  
Tim S Ellison ◽  
Tim Koder ◽  
Laura Schmidt ◽  
Amy Williams ◽  
Christopher C Winchester
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Commercial Research ◽  
Access Policies

ObjectivesAcademical and not-for-profit research funders are increasingly requiring that the research they fund must be published open access, with some insisting on publishing with a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to allow the broadest possible use. We aimed to clarify the open access variants provided by leading medical journals and record the availability of the CC BY licence for commercially funded research.MethodsWe identified medical journals with a 2015 impact factor of ≥15.0 on 24 May 2017, then excluded from the analysis journals that only publish review articles. Between 29 June 2017 and 26 July 2017, we collected information about each journal’s open access policies from their websites and/or by email contact. We contacted the journals by email again between 6 December 2017 and 2 January 2018 to confirm our findings.ResultsThirty-five medical journals publishing original research from 13 publishers were included in the analysis. All 35 journals offered some form of open access allowing articles to be free-to-read, either immediately on publication or after a delay of up to 12 months. Of these journals, 21 (60%) provided immediate open access with a CC BY licence under certain circumstances (eg, to specific research funders). Of these 21, 20 only offered a CC BY licence to authors funded by non-commercial organisations and one offered this option to any funder who required it.ConclusionsMost leading medical journals do not offer to authors reporting commercially funded research an open access licence that allows unrestricted sharing and adaptation of the published material. The journals’ policies are therefore not aligned with open access declarations and guidelines. Commercial research funders lag behind academical funders in the development of mandatory open access policies, and it is time for them to work with publishers to advance the dissemination of the research they fund.

scholarly journals Open Access in the World of Scholarly Journals: Creation and Discovery

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 194-200
Author(s):  
Sandra Cowan ◽  
Chris Bulock
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
The World

Why Lakoff still matters: Framing the debate on copyright law and digital publishing

First Monday ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Gurman
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Publishing ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
George Lakoff ◽  
Cognitive Scientist

In 2004, linguist and cognitive scientist George Lakoff popularized the idea of using metaphors and “frames” to promote progressive political issues. Although his theories have since been criticized, this article asserts that his framing is still relevant to the debate over copyright law as applied to digital publishing, particularly in the field of scholarly journals. Focusing on issues of copyright term extension and the public domain, open access, educational fair use, and the stewardship and preservation of digital resources, this article explores how to advocate for change more effectively — not by putting a better “spin” on proposed policies — but by using coherent narratives to frame the issues in language linked to progressive values.

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