scholarly journals Scientific literature text mining and the case for Open Access

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal P Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
History Of ◽  
Meta Analyses

“Open access” has become a central theme of journal reform in academic publishing. In this article, I examine the relationship between open access publishing and an important infrastructural element of a modern research enterprise, scientific literature text mining, or the use of data analytic techniques to conduct meta-analyses and investigations into the scientific corpus. I give a brief history of the open access movement, discuss novel journalistic practices, and an overview of data-driven investigation of the scientific corpus. I argue that particularly in an era where the veracity of many research studies has been called into question, scientific literature text mining should be one of the key motivations for open access publishing, not only in the basic sciences, but in the engineering and applied sciences as well. The enormous benefits of unrestricted access to the research literature should prompt scholars from all disciplines to lend their vocal support to enabling legal, wholesale access to the scientific literature as part of a data science pipeline.

scholarly journals Scientific literature text mining and the case for Open Access

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal P Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
History Of ◽  
Meta Analyses

“Open access” has become a central theme of journal reform in academic publishing. In this article, I examine the relationship between open access publishing and an important infrastructural element of a modern research enterprise, scientific literature text mining, or the use of data analytic techniques to conduct meta-analyses and investigations into the scientific corpus. I give a brief history of the open access movement, discuss novel journalistic practices, and an overview of data-driven investigation of the scientific corpus. I argue that particularly in an era where the veracity of many research studies has been called into question, scientific literature text mining should be one of the key motivations for open access publishing, not only in the basic sciences, but in the engineering and applied sciences as well. The enormous benefits of unrestricted access to the research literature should prompt scholars from all disciplines to lend their vocal support to enabling legal, wholesale access to the scientific literature as part of a data science pipeline.

scholarly journals Scientific Literature Text Mining and the Case for Open Access

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal P. Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
History Of ◽  
Meta Analyses

“Open access” has become a central theme of journal reform in academic publishing. In this article, I examine the relationship between open access publishing and an important infrastructural element of a modern research enterprise, scientific literature text mining, or the use of data analytic techniques to conduct meta-analyses and investigations into the scientific corpus. I give a brief history of the open access movement, discuss novel journalistic practices, and an overview of data-driven investigation of the scientific corpus. I argue that particularly in an era where the veracity of many research studies has been called into question, scientific literature text mining should be one of the key motivations for open access publishing, not only in the basic sciences, but in the engineering and applied sciences as well. The enormous benefits of unrestricted access to the research literature should prompt scholars from all disciplines to lend their vocal support to enabling legal, wholesale access to the scientific literature as part of a data science pipeline.

scholarly journals Scientific data science and the case for Open Access

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal P Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
History Of ◽  
Automated Tools ◽  
Meta Analyses

“Open access” has become a central theme of journal reform in academic publishing. In this article, I examine the consequences of an important technological loophole in which publishers can claim to be adhering to the principles of open access by releasing articles in proprietary or “locked” formats that cannot be processed by automated tools, whereby even simple copy and pasting of text is disabled. These restrictions will prevent the development of an important infrastructural element of a modern research enterprise, namely, scientific data science, or the use of data analytic techniques to conduct meta-analyses and investigations into the scientific corpus. I give a brief history of the open access movement, discuss novel journalistic practices, and an overview of data-driven investigation of the scientific corpus. I argue that particularly in an era where the veracity of many research studies has been called into question, scientific data science should be one of the key motivations for open access publishing. The enormous benefits of unrestricted access to the research literature should prompt scholars from all disciplines to reject publishing models whereby articles are released in proprietary formats or are otherwise restricted from being processed by automated tools as part of a data science pipeline.

scholarly journals Is gold open access the only option for nurse researchers?: Questioning the efficacy of this unrestricted publication access approach.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Publication Process ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
Gold Open Access

Open access is unrestricted access to academic, theoretical, and research literature that is scholarly and peer-reviewed. Two models of open access exist and have been identified as: 1) gold and 2) green. Gold open access is based on the principal of providing open access throughout all stages of the publication process. Green open access, also called self-archiving, is the second, and most frequently used form of open access publishing. This type of open access involves placing an already published article into a repository that is created by either an institution or an author in order to provide unrestricted access. Self-archiving is a more economic and efficient means of granting open access to scholarly literature. In spite of these advantages, gold open access continues to thrive. This paper questions the need for gold open access publishing, in light of the significant advantages associated with self-archiving.

scholarly journals Is gold open access the only option for nurse researchers?: Questioning the efficacy of this unrestricted publication access approach.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Publication Process ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
Gold Open Access

Open access is unrestricted access to academic, theoretical, and research literature that is scholarly and peer-reviewed. Two models of open access exist and have been identified as: 1) gold and 2) green. Gold open access is based on the principal of providing open access throughout all stages of the publication process. Green open access, also called self-archiving, is the second, and most frequently used form of open access publishing. This type of open access involves placing an already published article into a repository that is created by either an institution or an author in order to provide unrestricted access. Self-archiving is a more economic and efficient means of granting open access to scholarly literature. In spite of these advantages, gold open access continues to thrive. This paper questions the need for gold open access publishing, in light of the significant advantages associated with self-archiving.

scholarly journals Proposals for copyright law and education during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-594
Author(s):  
Emily Hudson ◽  
Paul Wragg
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Copyright Infringement ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Fair Dealing ◽  
Compulsory Licensing ◽  
Catastrophic Impact

This article asks whether the catastrophic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic justifies new limitations or interventions in copyright law so that UK educational institutions can continue to serve the needs of their students. It describes the existing copyright landscape and suggests ways in which institutions can rely on exceptions in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), including fair dealing and the exemption for lending by educational establishments. It then considers the viability of other solutions. It argues that issues caused by the pandemic would not enliven a public interest defence to copyright infringement (to the extent this still exists in UK law) but may be relevant to remedies. It also argues that compulsory licensing, while permissible under international copyright law, would not be a desirable intervention, but that legislative expansion to the existing exceptions, in order to encourage voluntary collective licensing, has a number of attractions. It concludes by observing that the pandemic highlights issues with the prevailing model for academic publishing and asks whether COVID may encourage universities to embrace in-house and open access publishing more swiftly and for an even greater body of material.

scholarly journals Use of Open Access Publishing by Researchers an Analysis of Open Access Availability of Research Literature in the field of Digital Library

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (01) ◽  
pp. 366-373
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nazim ◽  
Sana Zia
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Core Collection ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
The Self ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Advanced Search ◽  
Search Option

This paper aims to examine the availability of Open Access (OA) research literature in the field of digital library. In order to analyse the availability of OA research literature in the field of digital library, a search was conducted on Web of Science’s Core collection database on June 11, 2019. In response to a topic search TS = “Digital Library” using the advanced search option, 849 articles were retrieved. Of the 849 articles examined, the details of 26 articles were not found in the Google Scholar. Therefore, 823 articles were selected for further analyses. After examining the Websites of OA articles, they were classified into three categories: gold OA, green OA, and both gold and green OA. Furthermore, all the green OA articles were systematically organised into six groups for the examination of the self-archiving venues used by the researchers for self-archiving. Out of 823 articles analysed, OA versions were found for 64.76 per cent of articles. This study found that 26.68 per cent of OA articles were available through gold OA and 60.39 per cent articles were available through green OA, while 36.53 per cent articles were accessible via both OA journals and self-archiving (gold & green OA). Although researchers used various OA platforms for self-archiving of their research work, publishers’ Websites were found as the most preferred choice for self-archiving of research work by the authors in the field of digital library. Computer Science discipline has the highest share of OA copies available through self-archiving. However, it is important to point out that more than 78 per cent of self-archived articles were found as the final publisher’s PDF versions of the article which publishers never allow for self-archiving.

scholarly journals Introducing Open Access Key

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Business Software ◽  
Practice Models ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Global Company

OAK was founded in 2011 by a former academic publishing executive and a business software developer who encountered first-hand the challenges facing universities and authors with the growth of open access publishing – both Green and Gold. They set about creating a system that dramatically reduced administration and overcame inefficient workflows for all involved.With the establishment of the 'author pays' scholarly publishing model and the increasing trend for open access mandates from research funders, have infrastructure and resources developed sufficiently to support the additional financial and time pressures that participants now face?Individual researchers, their universities and research funders, and the publishers themselves, all have a part to play in processing and managing individual fees. It appears there is a need from all participants in the industry to make provision to encompass the administration of the publication charges required by many open access publishers. Open Access Key (OAK) is a new global company with an innovative and cost-effective solution which could provide value to all parties involved in these transactions.And in addition to financial management, OAK has been built to deliver a wide range of administrative functionality to the users. For example, OAK can feed repositories with the metadata information collected from each article processed through the platform. Automated workflow again reduces the tasks of the authors and administrators allowing resources to be directed towards research.OAK has been built by Norwegian and Danish technology partners using software that delivers tremendous flexibility. At the same time, the company has created an environment that will enable the sharing of best practice models with its customers. The company's size also speeds up decision-making and reactivity. Within an OAK account, for example, there are 'feedback buttons' to enable users to pass on thoughts, requests and general comments directly to the development team. Prior to rolling out the OAK platform to a new customer, the team spends time discussing the needs within each organisation and engineering the system to meet individual specifications.

scholarly journals Questioning the efficacy of ‘gold’ : open access to published articles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Minimal Risk ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
Funding Success ◽  
Gold Open Access

Aim To question the efficacy of ‘gold’ open access to published articles. Background Open access is unrestricted access to academic, theoretical and research literature that is scholarly and peer-reviewed. Two models of open access exist: ‘gold’ and ‘green’. Gold open access provides everyone with access to articles during all stages of publication, with processing charges paid by the author(s). Green open access involves placing an already published article into a repository to provide unrestricted access, with processing charges incurred by the publisher. Data sources This is a discussion paper. Review methods An exploration of the relative benefits and drawbacks of the ‘gold’ and ‘green’ open access systems. Discussion Green open access is a more economic and efficient means of granting open access to scholarly literature but a large number of researchers select gold open access journals as their first choices for manuscript submissions. This paper questions the efficacy of gold open access models and presents an examination of green open access models to encourage nurse researchers to consider this approach. Conclusion In the current academic environment, with increased pressures to publish and low funding success rates, it is difficult to understand why gold open access still exists. Green open access enhances the visibility of an academic’s work, as increased downloads of articles tend to lead to increased citations. Implications for research/practice Green open access is the cheaper option, as well as the most beneficial choice, for universities that want to provide unrestricted access to all literature at minimal risk. Keywords Open access, self-archiving, publishing, repository, scholarly literature, dissemination

scholarly journals Questioning the efficacy of ‘gold’ : open access to published articles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Minimal Risk ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Unrestricted Access ◽  
Funding Success ◽  
Gold Open Access

Aim To question the efficacy of ‘gold’ open access to published articles. Background Open access is unrestricted access to academic, theoretical and research literature that is scholarly and peer-reviewed. Two models of open access exist: ‘gold’ and ‘green’. Gold open access provides everyone with access to articles during all stages of publication, with processing charges paid by the author(s). Green open access involves placing an already published article into a repository to provide unrestricted access, with processing charges incurred by the publisher. Data sources This is a discussion paper. Review methods An exploration of the relative benefits and drawbacks of the ‘gold’ and ‘green’ open access systems. Discussion Green open access is a more economic and efficient means of granting open access to scholarly literature but a large number of researchers select gold open access journals as their first choices for manuscript submissions. This paper questions the efficacy of gold open access models and presents an examination of green open access models to encourage nurse researchers to consider this approach. Conclusion In the current academic environment, with increased pressures to publish and low funding success rates, it is difficult to understand why gold open access still exists. Green open access enhances the visibility of an academic’s work, as increased downloads of articles tend to lead to increased citations. Implications for research/practice Green open access is the cheaper option, as well as the most beneficial choice, for universities that want to provide unrestricted access to all literature at minimal risk. Keywords Open access, self-archiving, publishing, repository, scholarly literature, dissemination

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