scholarly journals Polar Research: reflections two years after the journal’s transition to open access

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helle Goldman
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
English Language ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Open Access Publisher ◽  
International Polar ◽  
Norwegian Polar Institute

Established in 1982, Polar Research is the English-language, peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the Norwegian Polar Institute (part of the Ministry of the Environment). Until the end of 2007, it was published by the institute on its own. From 2008 through 2010 it was published in partnership with Blackwell as a toll-access journal. At the beginning of 2011 Polar Research became an all open-access, electronic-only journal, published in partnership with the specialized open-access publisher, Co-Action Publishing. Polar Research is the first (to our knowledge, still the only) important international polar journal to become completely open access. Aimed particularly at the editors and managers of other journals considering making a similar transition, this presentation reflects on Polar Research’s conversion to open access, sharing practical lessons learned during the process and outlining the benefits incurred so far.

scholarly journals Recontextualizing Quality Talk for an Eighth-Grade English Classroom in China

2020 ◽  
pp. 209653112097017
Author(s):  
Liwei Wei ◽  
P. Karen Murphy ◽  
Shenghui Wu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Small Group ◽  
English Language ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Language Class ◽  
English Classroom

Purpose: Conducting meaningful interactions in the target language is essential for language learning. However, in many English language classrooms in China, it is rare that students are provided with such opportunities. In the current study, we presented and critically evaluated the implementation of a small-group discussion approach called Quality Talk (QT) in an eighth-grade English language classroom in China. Design/Approach/Methods: One eighth-grade English teacher and 82 eighth-grade students in a public middle school in Beijing participated in the study using a pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design. Recordings of teacher coaching sessions and student discussions, researchers’ field notes, and participating teacher’s written reflections were used to identify successful practices and lessons learned with respect to the implementation of QT. Implications for future directions were also discussed. Findings: The results revealed that to successfully implement a discourse-intensive pedagogical approach in a large English language class, it is essential that (a) the materials used for discussion closely align with the school curriculum, (b) students are grouped heterogeneously and scaffolded to engage in discussions both in their native and target languages, and (c) student leadership be leveraged to facilitate discussion in each small group. Originality/Value: The present study delineated the details with respect to implementing a discourse-intensive pedagogical approach in an eighth-grade English classroom in China. We derived several key insights from recontextualizing QT in an English learning, large class context in China. These insights might hold the potential to improve the effectiveness of English teaching and learning in China.

First steps for a library publisher

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somaly Kim Wu ◽  
Heather McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Publishing Services ◽  
Communication Policies ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to presents the very recent development of e-journal publishing services at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte. In 2011, the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte created a new unit in the library, the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL), which partners with faculty and graduate students in the use of digital and networked research tools to create, disseminate and store new knowledge. E-journal publishing and hosting are among the suite of services offered by the DSL, and we currently publish three journals (https://journals.uncc.edu/). Design/methodology/approach – This report provides an overview of the context of our library’s decision to begin publishing journals, including a discussion of our university’s becoming more research-intensive, our university system mandating increased efficiencies and sharing research with the state citizens, and the library’s own goals of raising awareness of and supporting open access. Also outlined are the technical and procedural choices made, important activities undertaken to develop, define and publicize the new services, campus response to the service and next steps. Findings – This report provides detailed accounting of how a large academic library implemented an electronic publishing service to support open access scholarship. Important activities such as marketing communication, policies development and technical/procedural activities are defined and results described. The report provides observation and lessons learned for academic libraries in development and support of electronic journals. Originality/value – Library as the publisher is a new concept. This report will be of interest to many libraries who are considering offering publishing services and to libraries that currently offer publishing services.

scholarly journals The open access scientific journal: an empirical study

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turid Hedlund ◽  
Tomas Gustafsson ◽  
Bo-Christer Björk
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Scientific Journal

scholarly journals Writing for publication: Structure, form, content, and journal selection

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 230-233
Author(s):  
Veronica Phillips ◽  
Eleanor Barker
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Structure Form ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
Writing For Publication ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Citation Metrics ◽  
Journal Citation

This article provides an overview of writing for publication in peer-reviewed journals. While the main focus is on writing a research article, it also provides guidance on factors influencing journal selection, including journal scope, intended audience for the findings, open access requirements, and journal citation metrics. Finally, it covers the standard content of a scientific journal article, providing general advice and guidance regarding the information researchers would typically include in their published papers.

scholarly journals Welcome to Ceramics: A New Open Access Scientific Journal on Ceramics Science and Engineering

Ceramics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Gilbert Fantozzi
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Very Old ◽  
The World

The word ceramics comes from the Greek word keramikos, which means pottery and corresponds to a very old human activity. Indeed, one of the oldest materials fabricated in the world is ceramic pottery [...]

scholarly journals quantitative analysis of the open access business and economics journals

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayaz Ahmad LOAN ◽  
Refhat- UN-NISA ◽  
Asmat ALI
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Actual Number ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Economic Journals ◽  
The World ◽  
Economics Journals ◽  
Article Processing Charges ◽  
Linguistic Assessment

The main purpose of the paper is to study the publishing trends of the open access business and economics journals available in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The online survey was conducted for collection of data and quantitative method was applied for data analysis. The data were collected from the December 10-20, 2013 about more than six hundred business and economic journals and later presented in tabular forms to reveal the findings in accordance with desired objectives. The findings show that 607 business and economics journals are listed in the DOAJ and are published fromthe 67 countries of the world. The maximum number of journals (88, 14.50%) is published from Brazil, and during the first decade (2001-2010) of the 21st century (382, 62.93%). The linguistic assessment shows that the open access business and economics journals are mostly monolingual (405, 66.72%) and the majority of these are published in English language (498, 82.04%). The results also reveal that the majority of the business and economics journals (415, 68.37%) doesn’t charge publication fees to authors whereas almost one-fourth (147, 24.22%) of the journals demand article processing charges. The study does not explore the whole World Wide Web, but only the DOAJ and therefore, figures do not represent the actual number of the open access business and economics journals available online. The study is very beneficial for the business and economics scientists, academicians, researchers, information experts and open access advocates across the globe.

scholarly journals Subject category oncology in journal citation reports 2000-2006: Analysis of impact factor distribution and publishing data

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 85-87
Author(s):  
Stela Filipi-Matutinovic ◽  
Aleksandra Popovic ◽  
Sanja Antonic
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
English Language ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Subject Group ◽  
Adequate Measure ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
The Subject

Impact factor (IF) of journals is assumed an adequate measure of its importance in the scientific communication of a defined subject. It is important to have in mind that IF is varying very much in time. The range of IF for journals classified in the subject group ONCOLOGY is analyzed for the period 2000-2006. There are only seven of 127 journals in year 2006 which have IF higher than 10. The highest impact in the analyzed period has the journal CA-CANCERJ CLIN, varying from 24,674 to 63,342, but the important fact about that journal is that it publishes very small number of articles annually. The number of journals on the list also changed from 103 in 2000 to 127 in year 2006. Only one journal from the list is published in German and five are multilingual, all the rest are published in English language. Besides US (66), Great Britain (29), Holland (7), and Switzerland (6), all other 11 countries have few journals, mostly situated in the last part of the list ranked by IF. When choosing where to publish their results, scientists should consider all available facts about a journal - from its IF and the way it changes with time, to its openness, availability in libraries and on the WWW, possibility to keep author rights and put the article in an open access repository, where it will get more attention from authors that do not have access to that journal, etc.

scholarly journals Next generation Open Access analytics: A case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Tim Lloyd ◽  
Sara Rouhi
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
External Stakeholders

A critical component in the development of sustainable funding models for Open Access (OA) is the ability to communicate impact in ways that are meaningful to a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including institutional partners, funders, and authors. While traditional paywall publishers can take advantage of industry standard COUNTER reports to communicate usage to subscribing libraries, no similar standard exists for OA content. Instead, many organizations are stuck with proxy metrics like sessions and page views that struggle to discriminate between robotic access and genuine engagement. This paper presents the results of an innovative project that builds on existing COUNTER metrics to develop more flexible reporting. Reporting goals include surfacing third party engagement with OA content, the use of graphical report formats to improve accessibility, the ability to assemble custom data dashboards, and configurations that support the variant needs of diverse stakeholders. We’ll be sharing our understanding of who the stakeholders are, their differing needs for analytics, feedback on the reports shared, lessons learned, and areas for future research in this evolving area.

Patient and caregiver experience with an online, open-access, standardized, evidence-based, cancer drug and supportive care educational platform.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18811-e18811
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A Gilreath ◽  
James A. Stuart ◽  
Brandon Wilds ◽  
Mimi Lo ◽  
Anthony Greenly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
English Language ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cancer Drug ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Education Levels

e18811 Background: An open-access, web-based platform was developed to provide standardized, evidence-based information, that is cancer regimen-specific and supportive care focused. Online content was provided in the English language only for more than 200 anti-neoplastic regimens. A survey was conducted to determine reasons adult patients and their caregivers seek internet-based cancer drug information, and to evaluate if there is an unmet need for improved oncology therapy education. Methods: Between February 2020 and January 2021, patients and caregivers completed an online anonymous, English language survey deployed on the website www.chemoexperts.com. Results: A total of 1,021 website users responded. The majority of users were from North America (75%). Female respondents comprised 65% of the population and users self-identified as being a patient (67%), or family member/caregiver (33%). The mean age of respondents was 60.7 years (+ 16.2). Roughly two-thirds (66.4%) had a college degree. The majority of respondents reported they were either currently receiving (59.6%), or planning to receive (27.4%) treatment, however patients of all education levels, and in all phases of treatment (before, during, and after) sought online drug information. Clinical drug information education was reportedly provided by a doctor (68.9%), nurse (40.9%), physician assistant or nurse practitioner (23.8%), or pharmacist (15%), while 23% did not receive any education from clinical staff. Modes of education received by participants included printed material (73.9%), teaching in person (52.3%), and/or other internet sites (27.5%). Reasons for visiting the website were reported as follows: seeking additional information (92%), did not know what questions to ask (12%), looking at treatment alternatives (10%), forgot to ask questions (5%), not enough information given (11%), not enough time to ask questions (5%), and afraid to ask questions (2%). Respondents could mark all reasons. Among content sections, the percentage of users reported the side effect section as being the most useful. However, section usefulness varied based upon age, phase of treatment, and baseline education level. Overall, 86% reported finding the information they were looking for on the website. Conclusions: The majority of respondents received education from a health care provider, but not all. It is possible that the current pandemic prevented some patients from receiving education when in-person teaching was not available. However, many patients and caregivers still use the internet to seek additional drug information. These data highlight a continued unmet need for patients using online sources when searching for cancer drug and supportive care information. Further work is required to determine whether supplemental online, education can improve outcomes while reducing adverse effects.

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