scholarly journals Publishers as Partners

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Review Author ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
International Equity ◽  
Science Community

Open Science is integral to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s organisational mission: to support the chemical science community to make the world a better place. It is essential to address global issues (such as current and future pandemics, and climate change) at a quicker pace than ever before, and in fundamentally more collaborative ways. We believe that science which is carried out in a more open and transparent manner has the promise to increase the quality, robustness, longevity, trustworthiness and global impact of the work and its outcomes. We recognise that publishers have not always been considered fellow-travellers in the Open movement, but as a not-for-profit publisher we believe we have an important role to play, learning from all of the stakeholders in the scientific ecosystem, from researchers to librarians and research funders, and providing leadership among our fellow publishers, large and small. As we seek to continually increase the proportion of our articles that are published as Open Access, we face a number of challenges, not least of which are the need for Open Science to be properly funded, with clear, common codes of practice and globally suitable solutions that go beyond equality to a position of international equity. In this talk we will present the thinking and rationale around our recent and forthcoming developments, including the introduction of Data Availability Statements, transparent peer review, author contribution statements (following the CRediT taxonomy), Open Access books, and our support for engendering a more Open research culture across our community. We want this to be the beginning of a genuinely collaborative and open conversation about the concrete actions that publishers such as ourselves can perform or support in order to further our shared goals.

scholarly journals A Not-for-Profit Publisher's Perspective on Open Access

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Frank ◽  
Margaret Reich ◽  
Alice Ra'anan
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit

National Coalition Against Censorship

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Melissa Chomintra
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
First Amendment ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Open Access Resources ◽  
Freedom Of Thought ◽  
National Coalition

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), a not-for-profit organization, provides robust open access resources to students, teachers, parents, librarians, artists, curators, and others who are faced with first amendment issues. The content is comprehensive and can be easily implemented and utilized in a multitude of settings. While there are myriad organizations dedicated to freedom of thought and expression the NCAC focuses on providing actionable resources that set them apart from their peers. This review focuses on the curated content and educational resources.

Knowledge Unlatched: An Argument for Academic Scholarship in Law to be Open and How it Might be Achieved

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Pinter ◽  
Nicholas Bown
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Efficient Market ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Academic Scholarship ◽  
Library Consortium ◽  
Open Content ◽  
Access Model

AbstractThe market in academic monographs is problematic, and sales have been in decline for decades. Concurrently, Open Access models of publishing are being developed and open content licenses designating a ‘some rights reserved’ status for content have been employed to provide a legal framework to reflect the changing ways content is used online. In the context of these innovations, Frances Pinter and Nicholas Bown describe Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for-profit library consortium project which seeks to combine a financially viable Open Access model with the use of open content licences to create a more efficient market in scholarly books to the benefit of all stakeholders in the academic publishing ecosystem.

The cost profiles of alternative approaches to journal publishing

First Monday ◽  
1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
The Cost

The digital era is having substantial impacts on journal publishing. In order to assist in analysing these impacts, a model is developed of the costs incurred in operating a refereed journal. Published information and estimates are used to apply the model to a computation of the total costs and per-article costs of various forms of journal-publishing. Particular attention is paid to the differences between print and electronic forms of journals, to the various forms of open access, and to the differences between not-for-profit and for-profit publishing undertakings. Insight is provided into why for-profit publishing is considerably more expensive than equivalent activities undertaken by unincorporated mutuals and not-for-profit associations. Conclusions are drawn concerning the current debates among conventional approaches and the various open alternatives.

scholarly journals The social and environmental dimensions of nutrition science

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (6a) ◽  
pp. 749-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Nutrition Science ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The Social

AbstractObjectiveTo emphasise the importance of defining a new nutrition science and food policy that includes social and environmental dimensions.DesignNutrition science and food policy is put in the context of sustainable development. Examples are presented to show that a number of factors including exploitation of resources, disrespect for land and food insecurity contribute to the decline of a culture. The fate of cultures that lack implemented sustainable development strategies is discussed.ConclusionPressure from low-income and economically challenged countries combined with the efforts of not-for-profit private institutions is proposed. The goal is to produce and provide science-based evidence and guidelines to be used as a tool to encourage institutions and organisations to redefine their policies to deal effectively with global issues.

scholarly journals Introducing Preprints: A Multidisciplinary Open Access Preprint Platform

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preprints Editorial Office
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Access Service ◽  
Open Access Service

Preprints is a multidisciplinary preprint platform that makes scientific manuscripts from all fields of research immediately available at www.preprints.org. Preprints is a free (not-for-profit) open access service supported by MDPI in Basel, Switzerland.

scholarly journals Editorial

2020 ◽  
pp. 1
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Experimental Psychology ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Reproducible Research ◽  
Career Stage ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Scientific Rigour ◽  
Not For Profit

The Open Journal of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience is a not-for-profit, fully open-access journal for reproducible research reports, theory papers, comments, early reports, and requests for collaborators. Its goals are to promote scientific rigour, support professional development, and minimise publication costs. We aim to support the publication of the best possible version of your science, regardless of your location, status, or career stage.

scholarly journals Scientific Publishing: Education as the Key Enabler for the Transition to Open Science

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Pagliaro
Keyword(s):  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Internet Education ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Publishing Education

Scholarly journals today are the products of a large industry comprised of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, whose annual income exceeds $25 billion. Originally created for facilitating scientific communication, the World Wide Web in principle makes scientific journals no longer necessary. Yet, in an almost opposite fashion to what happened in retail publishing, the academic publishing industry has further flourished following the advent of the internet. Education of today’s students and young researchers, we argue in this study, is the key enabler for the transition to open science.

scholarly journals Introducing the Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Phillips ◽  
Drew Baker ◽  
Ann Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
First Time

This article introduces the Open Access Digital Theological Library (OADTL), a new, fully open access digital library for religious studies. The OADTL, curated by professional librarians and employing OCLC's integrated library system, seeks to apply the principles of professional librarianship to make all open access content in religious studies fully discoverable to a global audience. The initial collections contain over 100,000 ebooks and over 200,000 full text, peer-reviewed, articles. The project is funded by a not-for-profit corporation, the Digital Theological Library, a 501c3 charity. Collections include recently published OA content, dissertations, public domain documents, and books from institutional repositories--as well content for Open Access journals. Much of the content is cataloged as e-content for the first time in this library. There are no fees of any kind for use.

scholarly journals Developing Bridges Center Grant Proposal: A Budgeting Case for a Nonprofit Organization

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Bonnie R. Albritton ◽  
Florence Hartsfield ◽  
Amy Foshee Holmes ◽  
Charles Kappmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Organization ◽  
Grant Proposal ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Managerial Accounting ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
External Resources ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Proposal A

ABSTRACT The case study introduces the challenges and unique accounting needs of nonprofit organizations, particularly in budget preparation and the grant proposal process. The case is designed for courses that focus on not-for-profit accounting or managerial accounting. As students are becoming more interested in social responsibility, this case provides an opportunity for students to develop a deeper understanding of budgeting concepts by introducing a nonprofit perspective into the budgeting material traditionally covered in a managerial accounting course. Students learn about differences in budgeting for a nonprofit organization compared to a business that operates for profit including sources of revenue, mission-driven focus, receipt of in-kind donations, unbalanced budgets, the role of the board, and data availability. Students are required to use problem-solving skills and external resources to estimate amounts to create a budget for a nonprofit organization in a scenario where information is incomplete, much like a real-world situation.

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