Open access journals are the future of scientific publishing and medical physicist should embrace the change

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 833-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Low ◽  
James Lamb ◽  
Jing Cai
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Medical Physicist ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Future

The History and Future of Scientific Publishing

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-33
Author(s):  
Alan Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Open Access Journals

This chapter reviews the development of the modern scientific paper, from the sixteenth century forward, and explores the ways in which scientific information has been disseminated in the past. Great scientific advances of the past are discussed in the context of how they were first published, or otherwise brought to the attention of the broader scientific community, and the modern scientific publishing sector is explored. The types and categories of scientific journals are discussed, along with an overview of current publishing trends, such as the exponential increase in number of journals, changes in the ways in which researchers access the literature, and in particular the emergence and current state of open access journals. In addition, various ways in which journals are ranked are discussed, and key trends in such lists over the last ten years or so explored.

scholarly journals Need for a change in scientific publishing

2018 ◽  
pp. 13-29
Author(s):  
Steinar Risnes
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Present System ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Article Processing Charges

Outsourcing of scientific publishing to scientific journals is problematic, both economically and academically. It is expensive, slow, non-transparent, unbalanced and excluding. Academic library subscriptions contribute substantially to the publishing companies’ 30-40% profit. There is general consensus that scientific reports should be openly accessible on the Internet. This is generally not the case with articles published in the traditional scientific journals. Open access journals are multiplying fast, but many are of questionable quality. Although open access publishing is less expensive than journal subscription, the article processing charges (APC) of open access journals are still high (up to 5,000 USD) and should be reduced. Science is expensive, scientific publishing should not be expensive.The impression the present system, with its editors and anonymous reviewers, conveys of quality and objectivity, is partly an illusion. The basis for decision on manuscripts is too thin and the balance of power is too uneven.Instead of a complicated fallible system, a simple fallible system is suggested: web-based, indexed and searchable repositories funded and organized by accountable and non-profit institutions/organizations where researchers may upload reports that have been thoroughly reviewed by and are supported by one or more competent, impartial, unbiased and named expert peers chosen by the authors themselves. After publication, reports may be further openly evaluated and commented online by named researchers in the field. Article processing charges should be moderate. Such a system would be simple, reasonable, fast, transparent, balanced, including, efficient, and adequately quality secured.

scholarly journals Being an Open Access Publisher

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Peters ◽  
Erik Lieungh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
North America ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Future ◽  
Open Access Publisher ◽  
The Eu

In this episode, we are talking about what it's like to be an open-access publisher and what the future might bring. Our guest is Paul Peters, chief executive at Hindawi publishing - one of the world’s largest publishers of peer-reviewed, fully Open Access journals. Peters sheds some lights into how Hindawi made the transition to Open Access, and how the company has grown. He also talks about current policies within the EU and how this will affect his company. He also briefly touches upon the topic of how Open Access is perceived outside of Europe, and how there is a different motivation for being Open Access in Asia and in North America. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh.

scholarly journals Open access publishing – a quiet revolution

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Pimm
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Viable Alternative ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Quiet Revolution ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Uk

SummaryRadical changes are taking place in scientific publishing, driven by mandates from major research funders both in the UK and elsewhere. The publishing landscape is changing, and open access is increasingly being seen as a viable alternative to subscription-based business models. Although many issues are yet unresolved, even the large commercial publishers are developing stables of open access journals. To reach a wider audience, and to increase appeal to potential contributors deciding where to publish, the Bulletin has now become an open access journal with effect from this issue.

scholarly journals Managing an Open Access Fund: Tips from the Trenches and Questions for the Future

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Zuniga ◽  
Lilian Hoffecker
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Early Career ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University

The authors describe the process and results of an ongoing Open Access Fund program at the Health Sciences Library of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.  The fund has helped students and other early career researchers pay for the article processing charge or APC to publish their articles in an OA journal since 2013.  In the three years since, the fund has paid the APC for 39 applicants with a total expenditure of $37,576.  Most applicants were students as intended, however the fund supported a surprisingly large number of medical residents and junior faculty.  Individuals associated with the School of Medicine overwhelmingly represented the awardees compared to other units, and the Public Library of Science (PLoS) journals were the most common journal they published in.  While acknowledging the undeniable benefit of the fund to the awardees, the authors also pose challenging questions about the future role of libraries in subsidizing open access journals.

scholarly journals Megajournals and what they mean for the future of scientific publishing

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Pattinson
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
Broad Scope ◽  
The Future ◽  
Page Limit

Since it launched five years ago, PLOS ONE has redefined the scientific journal. The broad publication criteria and lack of page limit allowed PLOS ONE to grow at a rate never seen before in the industry, to a level where it needed its own category: the Megajournal. Recently, other publishers have sought to emulate the success of PLOS ONE with releases of their own megajournals. These new journals all have similar properties: full Open Access, editorial criteria based on sound science and not on significance or impact, fast turnaround, broad scope. In this talk I shall discuss the features of megajournals, their benefits and weaknesses, and what their arrival means for the future of scientific publishing.

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