scholarly journals How to support journal transitions in HSS – A new model for Utrecht University Library

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Werner
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Book Publishing ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
New Model ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
University Library ◽  
Advisory Role

See video of the presentation.This paper presents a new model adopted by Igitur publishing, the Open Access journal publishing service of Utrecht University Library in the Netherlands. Using our experience as publisher of +20 OA journals over the last ten years, Igitur publishing will shift its focus to journal development and advising editorial boards and individual scholars on OA journal publishing. Igitur publishing intends to act as a mediator and incubator, forming a bridge between editorial boards, scholarly publishers, society publishers and the OA publishing market. For HSS, in particular, this new model turns out to be very beneficial.Journal developmentIn recent years, we noticed an increasing need for advice on OA publishing among scholars  from the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law: these are the disciplines that are currently making the transition. The incubator model limits the lifespan of a journal in company: after 6 years a journal should either be ready for self-publishing (a likely scenario for society journals) or for transfer to the commercial OA publisher’s market. We intend to develop a journal in three predetermined stages within these six years, which enables us to help journals in these particular areas prepare for the technical transition from paper-based processes to xml typesetting and to prepare for a new financially sustainable OA model. These processes are particularly alien and complicated for scholars working in these fields, who are caught in between a strong paper tradition and the wish for online visibility.                AdviceOur experience in OA publishing is also valuable for scholars involved with journals that are not hosted and published in-company. Obviously, the Library is also often approached with queries on OA book publishing. Igitur publishing has a publishing consultant, a marketing consultant and a consultant on operational and technical aspects of OA publishing, all of whom address the changing world of academic publishing from their own field of expertise. In subject-specific issues they are assisted by the Library’s faculty liaisons. As in the case of journal transitions, requests for advice predominantly come from HSS. Recent examples of this advisory role are:-a society publisher struggling between scholarly ambitions and funding coming from an amateur society;-negotiating the transfer to an new OA publisher for an editorial board that was pushed out off the portfolio by its current publisher;-acting on behalf of three journals in a meeting discussing the future of publishing on Dutch studies.In these three cases, Igitur publishing’s role can again be described as a mediator between the interests of scholars and publishers. For the fields of HSS and Law, whose publishing processes and objectives are not yet adapted to online and OA publishing, this negotiating role is much needed.  It allows scholars to focus on their core business, their research, while we worry about how best to disseminate their results in Open Access.

scholarly journals Editorial Policies and Background in Editing Macedonian Edical Review and Bantao Journal

PRILOZI ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Goce Spasovski
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Artificial Organs ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Scientific Potential ◽  
Academic Content

AbstractEven in as small a country as R. Macedonia with limited resources allocated for science, there are many journals trying to establish good editorial practices and policies in publishing the scientific work achieved. Among the currently existing medical journals Macedonian Medical Review (MMR), ISSN 0025-1097, deserves to be elaborated as the oldest journal with continuous publication since its first appearance as the journal of the Macedonian Medical Association (MMA). Since its first issue, published in 1946, there has been an opus of some 4500 peer-reviewed published papers in more than 210 issues and some 80 supplements from various congresses and meetings. In this regard, great respect should be paid not only to the editorial boards, but also to the collaborators who have contributed to its successful continuity in all previous years.In line with the needs for further development of the journal and possibilities for access to world databases, the Editorial Board of MMR has made every effort to improve and modernize its work as well as the technical quality of the journal. Hence, MMA has signed a contract with De Gruyter Open as leading publisher of Open Access academic content for further improvement and promotion of the journal and facilitation of the Medline application, so we do hope for the further success of the journal.BANTAO Journal is published on behalf of the Balkan Cities Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs (BANTAO), ISSN 1312-2517. The first issue was published in 2003, ten years after BANTAO was born. Its appearance was an extremely important event in the existence of BANTAO. The first official editor of the journal was Dimitar Nenov, Varna (2003-2005), followed by Ali Basci (Izmir, Turkey) and Goce Spasovski (Skopje, Macedonia) as editor-in-chief since 2009. Over the years, the Journal has been included in the EBSCO, DOAJ and SCOPUS/SCIMAGO databases.The journal is published biannually. Until now, 345 papers have been published in the past 11 years, in 21 regular issues and 3 supplements. It may be said that the journal is the “glue” between the nephrologists from the Balkan cities, reflecting the high quality research and scientific potential of Balkan nephrologists. The entire process of submitting and reviewing the manuscripts is electronically done and after their acceptance they are freely available (open access journal) on the website of the association and the journal: www.bantao.org.In this regard, the current President of BANTAO has already signed a contract with De Gruyter Open as leading publisher of Open Access academic content for further improvement and promotion of the journal and Medline application for the further success of the journal.

scholarly journals A new model for scientific publications: A Managing Editor’s view

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-245
Author(s):  
Leire Kortabarria
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
New Model ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Acceso Abierto ◽  
Mainstream Journal

In this essay, we will first set out the context in which Oñati Socio-Legal Series was created. We will then aim to offer a non-exhaustive view of what an open access journal is and what it implies for scholars and for publishers, and the, sometimes, stark differences in each one’s view. From here, we will move on to draw a succinct description of the implications of the mainstream journal publishing scheme, with a stress on the commercial and economic implications. We will then narrow the focus and zero in on the case of Oñati Socio-Legal Series. Drawing on the case of this journal, we will argue why it is possible to expand a 100% free Open Access journal model, with no charges whatsoever on the authors, and why it is necessary for the scientific community. En este artículo, primeramente dibujaremos el contexto en el que se creó Oñati Socio-Legal Series. A continuación, nos proponemos ofrecer una visión general de lo que constituye el acceso abierto y de sus implicaciones para académicos y editoriales, y las diferencias, a veces enormes, entre ambas perspectivas. Después, describiremos brevemente las implicaciones del escenario dominante en la publicación de revistas científicas, poniendo el acento en las implicaciones comerciales y económicas. Estrecharemos luego el ámbito y nos centraremos en el caso de Oñati Socio-Legal Series. Sirviéndonos del ejemplo de esa revista, argumentaremos por qué es posible expandir un modelo 100% de acceso abierto, sin imposición de cobros a los autores, y por qué un modelo así es necesario para la comunidad científica.

scholarly journals Neuroglia: A New Open-Access Journal Publishing All Aspects of Glial Research

Neuroglia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Butt ◽  
Delia Mihaila ◽  
Alexei Verkhratsky
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Journal Publishing

scholarly journals Geotechnics: Welcome to A New Open Access Journal for A Growing Multidisciplinary Community

Geotechnics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-218
Author(s):  
Brendan C. O’Kelly ◽  
Pinnaduwa H. S. W. Kulatilake ◽  
George E. Mylonakis
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Scholarly Journal ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Rock Engineering ◽  
Quality Research

On behalf of the editorial board and MDPI Publishing, may we extend a very warm welcome to this first editorial of Geotechnics—a new and international, open access, scholarly journal aimed at showcasing and nurturing high-quality research and developmental activities in soil and rock engineering and geo-environmental engineering, worldwide [...]

scholarly journals Introducing Applied Nano: An Interdisciplinary Open Access Journal Showing How Nanoscience Can Offer Solutions to Different Problems and Needs

Applied Nano ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Angelo Taglietti
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal

The first question that came to mind when I received the proposal to lead the Editorial Board of Applied Nano was: “Do we really need a new nano-journal [...]

scholarly journals The Development of Open Access Journal Publishing from 1993 to 2009

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. e20961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Laakso ◽  
Patrik Welling ◽  
Helena Bukvova ◽  
Linus Nyman ◽  
Bo-Christer Björk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Journal Publishing

scholarly journals Birth and Developing of Mongolian Geoscientist journal

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (53) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Yuhei Takahashi ◽  
Niiden Ichinnorov ◽  
Sereenen Jargalan ◽  
Bayaraa Batkhishig
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Board Member ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Editorial Board Member ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Mining Engineering ◽  
Geological Society ◽  
Periodical Publication

Since the publication of the first issue of Mongolian Geoscientist, in October 1996, 25 years have passed and the journal has successfully evolved over a quarter of a century into a periodical publication well-known also outside the borders of Mongolia. Background and episodes of early publications were reviewed by Y.Takahashi, N.Ichinnorov, and S.Jargalan, who were members of the JICA-IGMR project. The present status of Mongolian Geoscientist is that of an internationally peer-reviewed, open-access journal, published by the School of Geology and Mining Engineering, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, with support from the Geological Society of Mongolia; managed by Editor-in-Chief B.Batkhishig, Consultant Editorial Board member O.Gerel, and Associate Editors B.Munkhtsengel, B.Altanzul, and Kh.Tseedulam.

scholarly journals Biomedical Engineering International joins the Family of Platinum Open Access Journals

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Cristina Chircov ◽  
Monica Cartelle Gestal ◽  
Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Open Access Journals

We are delightfully announcing the launch of Biomedical Engineering International, a new interdisciplinary international scholarly open-access journal dedicated to publishing original and innovative research in the field of biomedical engineering. Any type of scientific paper, including reviews, original research papers, communications, or short notes, are welcome to be submitted. Any paper will further undergo the process of peer-reviewing according to the scientific standards of the journal. The scope of Biomedical Engineering International comprises all the directions of interest for the development of (pre-)clinical applications that could improve the quality of life, from tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery systems, to microfluidics, neural engineering, and micro- and nanotechnology. Thus, Biomedical Engineering International aims to create an interdisciplinary communication tool for scientists in various fields, from chemists, engineers, biologists, to physicists, informaticians, and theoreticians. For this, the publication is done under the policy of Platinum Open Access, meaning that articles are free for readers and no article processing charges are demanded from authors, nor from their institutions. The publication charges for articles in Biomedical Engineering International are covered by AMG Transcend Association, Romania. Through this, Biomedical Engineering International addresses equality in academic publishing, by making the process available to both researchers and readers. Additionally, authors benefit from increased visibility of their research and thus, an increase of citations and higher influence in the academic world. There are no restrictions on the total length of the papers as the journal encourages the publication of detailed experimental and theoretical research. In this regard, Biomedical Engineering International paves the way to completely free academic publishing services in the biomedical engineering research field. In this manner, we gladly invite you to submit your papers in the field of biomedical engineering to be considered for publication in Biomedical Engineering International and we are looking forward to collaborating with you!

scholarly journals Openness and Diversity in Journal Editorial Boards

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micah Altman ◽  
Philip N. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Entity Extraction ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
International Diversity ◽  
Journal Editorial

This study aims to measure diversity in scholarly journals’ editorial board structure and characterize patterns of editorial diversity across types of journals. To accomplish these aims, we integrate multiple sources of data at the journal and editor level to assemble a novel database describing the composition of editors and editorial boards for more than six thousand journals internationally, characterized by discipline, commercial publishing model, and research transparency. We then apply name-based gender imputation, geo-entity extraction analysis, and standardized dispersion measures to evaluate each group’s diversity. This analysis reveals that editorial leadership is more homogenous than editorial boards, and that diversity across both boards and leadership varies substantially (and robustly) across disciplines. Open-access journal’s boards exhibit less gender diversity and more international diversity than their closed-access counterparts. These results also suggest that open access, open science, and diversity, and equity, and inclusion are not strongly correlated and thus require separate measurements.

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