scholarly journals Prestige and quality – DOAJ: New selection criteria and ongoing developments

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Bjørnshauge
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Important Distinction ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Long Term Preservation

See video of the presentation.The presentation will highlight the important distinction between prestige and quality of (open access) journals and provide insight in the process and challenges of agreeing on and implementing new inclusion criteria for journals to be listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals as a service covering open access journals from all continents. The questions related to global acceptance of concepts of licenses, author deposit policies, persistent identifiers and long term preservation will be addressed as well.

Exploring Possibilities for Transforming Established Subscription-based Scientific Journals into Open Access Journals

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (06) ◽  
pp. 481-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Kuballa ◽  
Mareike Schulze ◽  
Claudia Böhm ◽  
Olaf Gefeller ◽  
Jan Haaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Important Approach ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
International Research Project

SummaryBackground: Based on today‘s information and communication technologies the open access paradigm has become an important approach for adequately communicating new scientific knowledge.Objectives: Summarizing the present situa -tion for journal transformation. Presenting criteria for adequate transformation as well as a specific approach for it. Describing our exemplary implementation of such a journal transformation.Methods: Studying the respective literature as well as discussing this topic in various discussion groups and meetings (primarily of editors and publishers, but also of authors and readers), with long term experience as editors and /or publishers of scientific publications as prerequisite.Results: There is a clear will, particularly of political and funding organizations, towards open access publishing. In spite of this, there is still a large amount of scientific knowl edge, being communicated through subscription-based journals. For successfully transforming such journals into open access, sixteen criteria for a goal-oriented, stepwise, sustainable, and fair transformation are suggested. The Tandem Model as transformation approach is introduced. Our exemplary implementation is done in the Trans-O-MIM project. It is exploring strategies, models and evaluation metrics for journal transforma tion. As instance the journal Methods of Information in Medicine will apply the Tandem Model from 2017 onwards.Conclusions: Within Trans-O-MIM we will reach at least nine of the sixteen criteria for adequate transformation. It was positive to implement Trans-O-MIM as international research project. After first steps for transforming Methods have successfully been made, challenges will remain, among others, in identifying appropriate incentives for open access publishing in order to support its transformation.

scholarly journals Assessing number and quality of urology open access journals: 2011 to 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Saif Aldeen AlRyalat ◽  
Zeyad alessa ◽  
Mustafa Mansour ◽  
Mohammed Hamidi ◽  
Muhannad Obeidat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journals

TECHNOLOGY OF MEAT COOKING IN THE AUTOCLAVE WITH PRESERVATION OF CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ANIMAL RAW MATERIALS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Nazarenko ◽  
◽  
Nataliya Novosad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Periodic Action ◽  
Meat Cooking ◽  
Canned Meat ◽  
Long Term Preservation

The article examines the technology of cooking meat by autoclaving while preserving the chemical properties of the product. Autoclaving has been shown to be one of the main technological steps in canned meat. Sterilization of canned meat is a heat treatment of the product, which ensures the death of microflora to prevent microbiological spoilage at temperate temperatures (15-30oC), and if necessary at higher temperatures, and safety, which guarantees the microbiological indicators of the use of canned food for food. Sterilize meat at temperatures above 100o C, most often at temperatures up to 120o C. It has been determined that sterilization of meat in an autoclave determines the preservation of nutritional value, organoleptic properties, harmless to the consumer and creates the necessary prerequisites for long-term preservation of the quality of canned meat products. The technology of cooking meat is reduced to the choice of parameters (temperature and duration) of heating, which ensure maximum destruction of the microflora with minimal loss of nutritional value. Sterilization is carried out in autoclaves of periodic action. Banks with the product are loaded into the baskets of the autoclave, lowered into the autoclave, seal the device, heated to the desired temperature, withstand the required time, then release the pressure, cool and unload.

The incidence of military training-related injuries in Chinese new recruits: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 164 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hua ◽  
Q Chen ◽  
M Wan ◽  
J Lu ◽  
L Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Premature Discharge ◽  
New Recruits

IntroductionTraining-related injuries are the main reason for disability, long-term rehabilitation, functional impairment and premature discharge from military service. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of injuries in the training of Chinese new recruits via a systematic review of the literature.MethodA systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the combined incidence of military training-related injuries in Chinese new recruits. The electronic databases of full-text journals were searched, and the Loney criteria were used to assess the quality of eligible articles. Summary estimates were obtained using random-effects models. Subgroup analyses and publication bias tests were performed.ResultsFifty-five eligible articles representing 109 611 Chinese new recruits met the inclusion criteria, of which 21 253 recruits were clinically diagnosed with military training-related injuries. The combined incidence of military training-related injuries in Chinese new recruits was found to be 21.04%.ConclusionsAn increased incidence of training injuries was found in more recent years, underscoring the need for further research on the risk factors associated with their causation.

scholarly journals Publishing at Any Cost? The Need for the Improvement of the Quality of Scholarly Publications

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Maria José Sá ◽  
Carlos Miguel Ferreira ◽  
Ana Isabel Santos ◽  
Sandro Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Open Review ◽  
Different Levels

At a time of great dynamism among publishers of scientific publications, with the inevitability of Open Access and the ease of publishing online at low cost, it is possible to find publications with different levels of scientific respectability. In this context, the improvement of the quality of scholarly publications emerges as a critical element for publishers, authors and academic institutions, as well as for society in general. This opinion piece discusses Open Access journals with different levels of quality, focusing on the following quality-promoting measures: blacklists, author’s preparation, and institutional prevention. The analysis allows concluding that the open review will be one of the key elements in the process of clarification and promotion of the level of quality and consequent scientific respectability of each of the Journals, of the thousands currently existing, a number that is likely to increase.

The Northern Healthcare model of enhanced supported living

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Gournay ◽  
Kelly Winstanley ◽  
Ashley Mancey-Johnson ◽  
Noel Tracey
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Important Distinction ◽  
Supported Living ◽  
Healthcare Model ◽  
To Receive

This article explains the need for many people with serious and enduring mental ill health, who are in receipt of community mental health care, to receive support with housing and activities of daily living. The article goes on to argue that those in this population deserve to be recognised as autonomous tenants in their accommodation, rather than as ‘patients receiving support’. This is an important distinction as although many people with long-term mental ill health are discharged from hospital to ‘supported accommodation’, in practice this often means that the landlord is just a landlord and property owner and nothing more, and that the ‘support’ received is often minimal. This article describes a UK-wide network of ‘enhanced supported living’ facilities that has been developed to meet the needs that will inevitably arise with this population. Because of the presence of this infrastructure, the responsible clinicians and commissioners can be confident that the tenant is being provided with an optimum level of support and that an agreed support plan is in place that addresses all identified needs. Communication with clinicians and commissioners is facilitated by a bespoke IT system. In addition, each tenant is assessed, in respect of met and unmet needs, quality of life and other important variables. The resulting datasets are being collated and analysed, with the intention of publishing long-term outcomes. The outcome data will be unique, as research on this topic has been very limited.

PROFIL KUALITAS HIDUP DAN TEKANAN DARAH PASIEN HIPERTENSI RAWAT JALAN DI RSUD ULIN BANJARMASIN

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Riza Alfian ◽  
Nani Lisdawati ◽  
Aditya Maulana Perdana Putra ◽  
Ratih Pratiwi Sari ◽  
Fahma Lailani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Blood Pressure Data

Hypertension is one of the main factors of coronary heart disease and stroke. The prevalence of hypertension in South Kalimantan Province occupied a second prevalence of 30,8%. Hypertension is a chronic disease that requires long-term treatment. Furthermore, long-term treatment of anti-hypertension patients also have the possibility of side effects that also affect the quality of life of patients. Uncontrolled blood pressure can aggravate the incidence of hypertension and develop into a more dangerous disease that affects the quality of life of patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of blood pressure and quality of life of outpatient hypertensive patients at RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin. This research was conducted by using survey method. Sampling was done by consecutive sampling method. Samples meeting the inclusion criteria were 61 patients. The sample inclusion criteria were outpatients ages 18-65 with hypertension diagnoses, and were willing to follow the study. Exclusion criteria were patients with uncooperative, illiterate and deaf conditions. Data collection was done by interviewing and filling out the EQ-5D questionnaire. Blood pressure data were taken from medical records. The data of the research are presented in descriptive form. Based on this research can be concluded that the value of systolic blood pressure and diastolic mean of research sample is 153,82 ± 17,62 and 86,16 ± 10,52 mmHg. The study sample was dominated by patients with level II hypertension (52,5%). Furthermore the quality of life of the average sample was dominated by the category of poor quality of life (73,8%).

scholarly journals “Worth(less) papers” – are journal impact factor and number of citations suitable indicators to evaluate quality of scientists?

2018 ◽  
Vol XVI (2) ◽  
pp. 369-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Racz ◽  
Suzana Marković
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Journal Impact Factor ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Digital Repository ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
On Line ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Impact

Technology driven changings with consecutive increase in the on-line availability and accessibility of journals and papers rapidly changes patterns of academic communication and publishing. The dissemination of important research findings through the academic and scientific community begins with publication in peer-reviewed journals. Aim of this article is to identify, critically evaluate and integrate the findings of relevant, high-quality individual studies addressing the trends of enhancement of visibility and accessibility of academic publishing in digital era. The number of citations a paper receives is often used as a measure of its impact and by extension, of its quality. Many aberrations of the citation practices have been reported in the attempt to increase impact of someone’s paper through manipulation with self-citation, inter-citation and citation cartels. Authors revenues to legally extend visibility, awareness and accessibility of their research outputs with uprising in citation and amplifying measurable personal scientist impact has strongly been enhanced by on line communication tools like networking (LinkedIn, Research Gate, Academia.edu, Google Scholar), sharing (Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, Google Plus) media sharing (Slide Share), data sharing (Dryad Digital Repository, Mendeley database, PubMed, PubChem), code sharing, impact tracking. Publishing in Open Access journals. Many studies and review articles in last decade have examined whether open access articles receive more citations than equivalent subscription toll access) articles and most of them lead to conclusion that there might be high probability that open access articles have the open access citation advantage over generally equivalent payfor-access articles in many, if not most disciplines. But it is still questionable are those never cited papers indeed “Worth(less) papers” and should journal impact factor and number of citations be considered as only suitable indicators to evaluate quality of scientists? “Publish or perish” phrase usually used to describe the pressure in academia to rapidly and continually publish academic work to sustain or further one’s career can now in 21. Century be reformulate into “Publish, be cited and maybe will not Perish”.

scholarly journals Are self-ligating brackets related to less formation of Streptococcus mutans colonies? A systematic review

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Euler Andrade Gomes do Nascimento ◽  
Margareth Maria Gomes de Souza ◽  
Angela Rita Pontes Azevedo ◽  
Lucianne Cople Maia
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Streptococcus Mutans ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Central Register ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

OBJECTIVE: To verify, by means of a systematic review, whether the design of brackets (conventional or self-ligating) influences adhesion and formation of Streptococcus mutans colonies. METHODS: Search strategy: four databases (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid ALL EMB Reviews, PubMed and BIREME) were selected to search relevant articles covering the period from January 1965 to December 2012. Selection Criteria: in first consensus by reading the title and abstract. The full text was obtained from publications that met the inclusion criteria. Data collection and analysis: Two reviewers independently extracted data using the keywords: conventional, self-ligating, biofilm, Streptococcus mutans, and systematic review; and independently evaluated the quality of the studies. In case of divergence, the technique of consensus was adopted. RESULTS: The search strategy resulted in 1,401 articles. The classification of scientific relevance revealed the high quality of the 6 eligible articles of which outcomes were not unanimous in reporting not only the influence of the design of the brackets (conventional or self-ligating) over adhesion and formation of colonies of Streptococcus mutans, but also that other factors such as the quality of the bracket type, the level of individual oral hygiene, bonding and age may have greater influence. Statistical analysis was not feasible because of the heterogeneous methodological design. CONCLUSIONS: Within the limitations of this study, it was concluded that there is no evidence for a possible influence of the design of the brackets (conventional or self-ligating) over colony formation and adhesion of Streptococcus mutans.

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