Open Access: An assessment of best practices of extreme weather insurance and directions for a more resilient society

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, highlighted and compounded problems while posing new challenges for the pregnant population. Although individual organizations have provided disparate information, guidance, and updates on managing the pregnant population during the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to develop a collective model that highlights all the best practices needed to protect the pregnant population during the pandemic. To establish a standard for ensuring safety during the pandemic, we present a framework that describes best practices for the management of the pregnant population during the ongoing COVID-19pandemic. Copyright © 2021 Dongarwar, et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.

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Library Supported Open Access Funds: Criteria, Impact, and Viability

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice ◽

10.18438/eblip29623 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 21-37

Author(s):

Amanda B. Click ◽

Rachel Borchardt

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Journal Impact Factor ◽

High Impact ◽

H Index ◽

Publication Data ◽

Scholarly Publications ◽

Journal Impact ◽

Article Impact

Abstract Objective – This study analyzes scholarly publications supported by library open access funds, including author demographics, journal trends, and article impact. It also identifies and summarizes open access fund criteria and viability. The goal is to better understand the sustainability of open access funds, as well as identify potential best practices for institutions with open access funds. Methods – Publication data was solicited from universities with open access (OA) funds, and supplemented with publication and author metrics, including Journal Impact Factor, Altmetric Attention Score, and author h-index. Additionally, data was collected from OA fund websites, including fund criteria and guidelines. Results – Library OA funds tend to support faculty in science and medical fields. Impact varied widely, especially between disciplines, but a limited measurement indicated an overall smaller relative impact of publications funded by library OA funds. Many open access funds operate using similar criteria related to author and publication eligibility, which seem to be largely successful at avoiding the funding of articles published in predatory journals. Conclusions – Libraries have successfully funded many publications using criteria that could constitute best practices in this area. However, institutions with OA funds may need to identify opportunities to increase support for high-impact publications, as well as consider the financial stability of these funds. Alternative models for OA support are discussed in the context of an ever-changing open access landscape.

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The role of institutional repositories in developing the communication of scholarly research

OCLC Systems & Services ◽

10.1108/oclc-04-2014-0022 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 163-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Rebecca Mary Marsh

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Scholarly Communication ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

Communication Process ◽

Research Information ◽

Scholarly Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Institutional Repositories

Purpose – This paper aims to uncover the central purposes of institutional repositories, how developments are being affected by policies and researcher behaviour and also what services and approaches are appropriate in supporting repositories from those partners involved in scholarly communication with a particular focus on services that support the publication of research. Design/methodology/approach – The research reviews the literature and current practices within higher education with regard to the core purposes of institutional repositories, the possible causes of low population of repositories in some institutions and subject disciplines, how this is being addressed and likely future developments. A qualitative survey using semi-structured interviews explores current best practices and tests the specific research questions that emerged from the literature review. Findings – The rate at which institutional repositories have grown in number has been very fast in recent years, but the population of repositories with research has been relatively slow. The research identified a number of reasons as to why the population of repositories was likely to accelerate in the future and have a more significant impact on scholarly communication. The main catalysts are: strengthening of national and funder policies that serve to both mandate open access (green or gold) and raise awareness of open access amongst faculty; the alignment of repositories with current research information systems within universities; and the development of metadata and open archives initiative harvesting that will improve discoverability and usage data. Research limitations/implications – As many of the issues around the development of repositories centre on the attitudes of faculty, it would also provide an interesting extension to the research to understand their views of the role of institutional repositories, too. Practical implications – The study presents a number of possible new ways of working by both information professionals and publishers to improve scholarly communication through the inclusion of research within institutional repositories and how perceived barriers could be overcome. Social implications – The study provides guidance on how the communication of scholarly research could be improved and reach a wider audience. This, in turn, will benefit researchers, corporate organisations and the public at large. Originality/value – The paper provides a review of current best practices in managing institutional repositories and identifies new ways of addressing some of the perceived barriers to populating repositories and the benefits for each stakeholder in the scholarly communication process.

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Forecasting day-ahead electricity prices: A review of state-of-the-art algorithms, best practices and an open-access benchmark

Applied Energy ◽

10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116983 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 293 ◽

pp. 116983

Author(s):

Jesus Lago ◽

Grzegorz Marcjasz ◽

Bart De Schutter ◽

Rafał Weron

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Electricity Prices

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Negotiating Open Access Journal Agreements: An Academic Library Case Study

Pennsylvania Libraries Research & Practice ◽

10.5195/palrap.2021.252 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 49-61

Author(s):

Mihoko Hosoi

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Case Studies ◽

Academic Libraries ◽

Academic Library ◽

Open Access Journal ◽

Scholarly Journal ◽

High Quality ◽

Scholarly Journals

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity for academic libraries to advance open access (OA) to scholarly articles. Awareness among faculty on the importance of OA has increased significantly during the pandemic, as colleges and universities struggle financially and seek sustainable access to high-quality scholarly journals. Consortia have played an important role in establishing negotiation principles on OA journal agreements. While the number of OA agreements is increasing, case studies involving individual libraries are still limited. This paper reviews existing literature on publisher negotiation principles related to OA journal negotiations and reflects on recent cases at an academic library in Pennsylvania, in order to identify best practices in OA journal negotiations. It provides recommendations on roles, relationships, and processes, as well as essential terms of OA journal agreements. This study’s findings are most relevant to large academic libraries that are interested in negotiating with scholarly journal publishers independently or through consortia.

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Open Access Legislation and Regulation in the United States: Implications for Higher Education

Journal of Copyright in Education & Librarianship ◽

10.17161/jcel.v4i1.13637 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anjam Chaudhary ◽

Kathy Irwin ◽

David Hoa Khoa Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

United States ◽

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Intellectual Property Rights ◽

The United States ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The Subject ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Access To Knowledge

Accessing quality research when not part of an academic institution can be challenging. Dating back to the 1980s, open access (OA) was a response to journal publishers who restricted access to publications by requiring a subscription and limited access to knowledge. Although the OA movement seeks to remove costly barriers to accessing research, especially when funded by state and federal governments, it remains the subject of continuous debates. After providing a brief overview of OA, this article summarizes OA statutory and regulatory developments at the federal and state levels regarding free and open access to research. It compares similarities and differences among enacted and proposed legislation and describes the advantages and disadvantages of these laws. It analyzes the effects of these laws in higher education, especially on university faculty regarding tenure and promotion decisions as well as intellectual property rights to provide recommendations and best practices regarding the future of legislation and regulation in the United States.

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The Guidance Layer of the Cul-de-sac Courtyard Physical Environment Evaluation Toolkit (CPEET)

Asian Journal of Quality of Life ◽

10.21834/ajqol.v1i1.12 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Anniz Fazli Ibrahim Bajunid ◽

Mohamed Yusoff Abbas ◽

Abdul Hadi Nawawi ◽

Wan Norhishamuddin Wan Rodi

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Peer Review ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Best Practice ◽

Publishing House ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

The environment-behaviour of a cul-de-sac courtyard poses an array of intriguing questions, both qualitatively and quantitatively. In establishing a systematic and reliable evaluation of these micro-neighbourhoods, a sequence of procedural best practices of an evaluation toolkit was introduced. Documenting measurable evidences as well as illustrating the anecdotal nature of a cul-de-sac courtyard requires specific and duplicable chronicling processes. The Cul-de-sac Courtyard Physical Environment Evaluation Toolkit (CPEET), adapted appropriately from AEDET Evolution and ASPECT, became the foundation of the toolkit.2398-4295 © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Cul-de-sac courtyards; evaluation toolkit; best practice; cul-de-sac syntax

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UPDATES ON INFORMATION REGARDING THE DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS PLATFORM MAY INCREASE ITS RELIABILITY

Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics ◽

10.47316/cajmhe.2021.2.3.05 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 162-165

Author(s):

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Misleading Information ◽

English Only ◽

Open Access Journals ◽

Article Processing Charges

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a leading whitelist of open access journals (OAJs), that is, OAJs that are presumably safe to publish in, or scholarly, because they follow best practices established by COPE/DOAJ/OASPA/WAME. Academics rely on the DOAJ to select OAJs of choice, and filter for particular needs, for example, English-only or no article processing charges. A search of DOAJ-indexed OAJs publishing work on ornamental research identified five OAJs, but 60% of them had incorrect and thus misleading information. The ‘last update’ of all five OAJs were outdated. The DOAJ must ensure that indexed OAJs have updated information. The Editors of OAJs also bear responsibility.

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Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) best practices in electronic publishing in taxonomy

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2018.475 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Laurence Bénichou ◽

Isabelle Gérard ◽

Éric Laureys ◽

Michelle Price

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Best Practices ◽

Electronic Publishing ◽

Research Process ◽

Original Research ◽

Free Access ◽

Scientific Publishing ◽

Publicly Funded ◽

End User ◽

Online Publishing

In order to consider the effects of online publishing on the career of researchers, as well as to encourage both its recognition and its improved positioning within the field and beyond, the CETAF Membership organized two workshops during which specific questions about scientific publishing in taxonomy were addressed: authorship citation and Open Access. The present opinion paper is the result of those workshops held on 19 October 2016 in Madrid and on 4 October 2017 in Heraklion. The discussions were aimed at reconciling the requirements of the relevant nomenclatural codes with recommendations for best practices that are adapted to the evolving landscape of e-publishing. By evaluating the different policies of a range of journals regarding authorship citation, we were able to recognise the conflicting and incoherent practices related to the citation of taxon authorships; an issue that is important to clarify for scientific (explicit source), practical (findability of source) and reputational (citation index) reasons. A collective policy on authorship citation also fits into the wider challenge faced by researchers and institutions, whereby interoperability and traceability become key priorities, both for facilitating access to scientific resources and for generating metrics that accurately represent the activities and output of the community. Publications resulting from publicly-funded research should be considered as an essential part of the research process and there has been a strong move towards Open Access, which increases visibility, citability, innovation and impact. Diverse models of Open Access have appeared in scientific publishing but while they each promote free access to the end user, they are not always equitable for the authors and funders of the original research. Herein we formulate recommendations for the relevant research communities and outline the advantages behind adopting a collective strategy towards the issues of authorship citation and Open Access.

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