scholarly journals Welcome to Religions, a New Open Access, Multidisciplinary and Comprehensive Online Journal

Religions ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Iver Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Journal

scholarly journals Happy birthday Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery: we are two years old!

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3(September-December)) ◽  
pp. e1122021
Author(s):  
Ricardo Santos De Oliveira ◽  
Matheus Fernando Manzolli Ballestero ◽  
Sergio Cavalheiro
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Pediatric Neurosurgery ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Happy Birthday

An unlikely idea became a reality in June 2019 when we gathered an enthusiastic group and started testing the platform & workflow by OJS/PKP thus turning an idea into something concrete. The next step would be choosing the name of the journal and creating the website. Finally, the choice of the national and international editorial board based on academic and scientific criteria. Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery (APN) was born. We published the very first issue of the APN in September 2019. The decision was to use of the Internet and related technologies as an enabler and infrastructure for health innovations.  The use of information and communication technologies and the web helps to empower patients (not least through peer-to-peer communications), provides a platform for communication, clinical information and telemedicine (these days often through mobile devices), and revolutionizes information access and medical education [1]. We were not only innovating on content, but also on form. We were the first open access electronic-only journal in pediatric neurosurgery, and also, we are on social media as Facebook, Instagram and tweeter. We have different types of publication highlighted the clinical case, video clinical case, and clinical video lecture. Our YouTube channel, together with SBNPed, has a total of 48 videos and  more than a thousand inscriptions. The Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery is a triannual peer-reviewed medical online journal and was recognized in September 2020 as the official publication of the Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.   We believe APN will contribute in furthering efforts to make our dream a reality getting a pediatric neurosurgery medical journal to be recognize in the world as option to publish original papers, clinical case, video clinical case, and others.   Some statistics related to APN:   MOST DOWNLOADED PDF ARTICLE: Dezena et al. Anatomy of the ventricular system: Historical and morphological aspects MOST READ ABSTRACT: Furlanetti et al. Shunt Technology in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Current options and Scientific Evidence MOST CITED ARTICLE: de Oliveira RS, Ballestero MFM.  The Covid-19 Outbreak and Pediatric Neurosurgery guidelines Submissions Received 112   In two years, APN has published 62 international peer-review medical journals in 5 issues from September, 2019 to August, 2021. All articles are available online and free license to open access and download. All the papers were peer-reviewed (Figure 1). During this period, we included a specialized consultancy and we were able to index the APN in several indexing bases: Google Scholar, Cengage, REDIB, Crossref, Dimensions, and the most recent J-Gate. On this special occasion the editorial office would like to extend their greatest appreciation to all editors, and reviewers who have been supportive, and devoted much of their time and effort in nurturing APN. The journal, in particular, would like to thank the authors for placing their faith in this new, bold journal when it was still in its beginning stages. This continuous support has been pivotal to the development of the journal. In the times to come, APN will remain committed to publishing novel, high-quality, and valuable content. APN endeavors to bring readers the most up-to-date information in a wide variety of fields in the hopes of ultimately benefiting patients, all while ensuring the largest possible readership for all articles published in the journal. In our modern globalized academic community, APN recognizes the importance of international collaborations, and seeks to promote itself as an international journal. We have organized a series of articles focusing on important topics in various fields, and invited international prominent experts to co-author.  Based on data from Google Analytics, APN is gaining momentum and attracting interest from readers.  The number of accesses to abstracts has been increasing progressively since 2019 (Figure 2). As Section Editors, they keep track of the latest and significant research in their areas and recommend international key opinion leaders to review and write editorial comments on those important topics.  We will pursue the serious work and include the APN in more indexing databases, expanding its importance in pediatric neurosurgery.  Yes, it's time to celebrate this incredible achievement! but continue the professional work. Happy Birthday Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery! A long life for everyone!

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.

scholarly journals Search engines increase online journal use more than open access

BMJ ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 332 (7554) ◽  
pp. 1353.1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Mayor
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Online Journal

scholarly journals Ornis Svecica moulting into its new plumage

Ornis Svecica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Martin Stervander ◽  
Jonas Waldenström
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Careful Observation ◽  
And Migration

At the start of the new decade, Ornis Svecia is now entering its 30th year as an ornithological journal. It is a year of change for the journal, perhaps most evident in the transition that started last year with Ornis Svecicamoving from a printed journal to an online journal (Stervander & Svensson 2019). Being digital is a necessary step in today’s publishing landscape and we are happy that we alongside this change also publish all papers as open access, making research available for everyone that is interested. Another major change is that Professor Sören Svensson is stepping down after 29 years as Editor-in-Chief. His role for Ornis Svecica – and indeed for BirdLife Sweden and Swedish ornithology at large – has been profound. During this time the field of ornithology has both widened and specialized. The toolbox of the modern ornithologist now includes molecular biology techniques, advanced miniaturized telemetry loggers, and large-scale weather radar data. But ornithology is still at heart based on careful observation of the natural world, through surveys, ringing and migration studies. The editorial board wishes to express heartfelt thanks to Sören, for his significant efforts.

scholarly journals EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. i-v
Author(s):  
Rogers Asempasah
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Creative Writers ◽  
Broad Scope ◽  
Original Idea ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Fundamental Objective

The creation and publication of a journal is a remarkable scholarly event. Most importantly, the inaugural issue marks the actualisation of an original idea and vision that evolved out of the identification of a scholarly niche in the production and dissemination knowledge. Which is why we are proud to introduce the inaugural issue of KENTE: Cape Coast Journal of Literature and the Arts. Kente is a peer-reviewed online journal founded and based in the Department of English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The fundamental objective of the journal is to provide an open-access scholarly platform for the publication and dissemination of original papers that make significant contributions to specific authors, genres, thematic and theoretical issues within the areas of literature and the arts. Kente is also interested in putting our readers in direct contact with distinguished and emerging scholars and creative writers through the publication of interviews and poems. Furthermore, we publish reviews on scholarly and creative books that fall within the broad scope of the journal.    

Archaeology journals, academics and Open Access

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Carver
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Geographical Research

Martin Carver connects academic peer review with the new technologies of publishing, particularly ‘Open Access’. He recommends the development of four tiers of output: (1) the popular and commercial magazine printed in hard copy and supported by subscribers; (2) the national Open Access online journal, successor to the local journal and supported by local sponsorship; (3) the international Open Access peer-reviewed online journal, representing an intellectual or geographical research area and supported by subsidies and grants via authors. The European Journal of Archaeology is seen as an example. (4) The fourth tier is represented by a global journal such as Antiquity, serving all countries equally and maintaining its political, academic, and commercial independence through reader subscriptions.

scholarly journals Introduction to Special Issue: Exploring Sikh Traditions and Heritage

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Pashaura Singh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Guest Editor ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
Broad Theme

It was quite an exciting moment when the Religions Editorial Office reached out to me to be a guest editor of a Special Issue (SI) on a broad theme of “Exploring Sikh Traditions and Heritage” for the celebrated Open Access Online Journal, Religions [...]

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