scholarly journals Equity for Open-Access Journal Publishing

PLoS Biology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e1000165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart M. Shieber
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Journal Publishing

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 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 The Writing’s on the Firewall: Assessing the Promise of Open Access Journal Publishing for a Public Sociology of Sport

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Weedon
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Public Sociology ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Sociology Of Sport ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Absolute Transition

The process of digitization has transformed the ways in which content is reproduced and circulated online, rupturing long held distinctions between production and consumption in the (virtual) public sphere. In accordance with these developments over the past fifteen years, proponents for open access publishing in higher education have argued that the (not yet absolute) transition from physical to digital modes of journal production opens up unprecedented opportunities for redressing the restrictive terms of ownership and access currently perpetuated within an increasingly untenable journal publishing industry. Through this article, I advocate that the sociology of sport community hastens to question, challenge and reimagine its position within this industry in anticipation of a reformed publishing landscape. The impetus for the paper is to ask not whether sociologists of sport should or should not publish open access, but rather as open access publishing inevitably comes to pass in some form, what say will the field’s associations, societies and members have in these changes, and how might they help invigorate a public sociology of sport?

scholarly journals SynBio: A Progressive Open Access Journal Publishing New Horizons in the Synthetic Biology

SynBio ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Bernd H. A. Rehm
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
New Horizons

It is my pleasure to inaugurate the new open access journal, SynBio (ISSN: 2673-9259) [...]

scholarly journals An Exploration of Faculty Experiences With Open Access Journal Publishing at Two Canadian Comprehensive Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara McDonald ◽  
Ian Gibson ◽  
Elizabeth Yates ◽  
Carol Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Comprehensive Universities ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Grand Public ◽  
Time Faculty ◽  
Publishing Practices

INTRODUCTION: This exploratory study was intended to shed light on Canadian academics’ participation in, knowledge of and attitudes towards Open Access (OA) journal publishing. The primary aim of the study was to inform the authors’ schools’ educational and outreach efforts to faculty regarding OA publishing. The survey was conducted at two Canadian comprehensive universities: Brock University (St. Catharines, Ontario) and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario) in 2014. METHODS: A Web-based survey was distributed to faculty at each university. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. LIMITATIONS: Despite the excellent response rates, the results are not generalizable beyond these two institutions. RESULTS: The Brock response rate was 38 percent; the Laurier response rate was 23 percent from full-time faculty and five percent from part-time faculty. Brock and Laurier faculty members share common characteristics in both their publishing practices and attitudes towards OA. Science/health science researchers were the most positive about OA journal publishing; arts and humanities and social sciences respondents were more mixed in their perceptions; business participants were the least positive. Their concerns focused on OA journal quality and associated costs. CONCLUSION: While most survey respondents agreed that publicly available research is generally a good thing, this study has clearly identified obstacles that prevent faculty’s positive attitudes towards OA from translating into open publishing practices. INTRODUCTION : Cette étude exploratoire tente de mieux comprendre la participation, les connaissances et les attitudes des universitaires canadiens envers la publication en libre accès. Le but premier de cette étude est d’éclairer les campagnes éducatives et de sensibilisation concernant la publication en libre accès auprès des institutions des auteurs. Un sondage a été mené en 2014 à deux universités à vocation générale canadiennes : Brock University (St. Catherine, Ontario) et Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). MÉTHODES : Un sondage en ligne a été envoyé au corps professoral de chaque université. Les données ont été analysées à l’aide de statistiques descriptives. LIMITES : Malgré l’excellent taux de réponse, les résultats ne peuvent être généralisés au-delà des deux universités. RÉSULTATS : Le taux de réponse de Brock était de 38%; celui de Laurier était de 23% pour les professeurs à temps plein et 5% pour les professeurs à temps partiel. Les professeurs des deux universités partagent quelques caractéristiques quant à leurs pratiques et attitudes envers le libre accès. Les chercheurs en médecine et en sciences de la santé étaient les plus positifs envers la publication dans des revues en libre accès; les répondants des arts, sciences humaines et sciences sociales avaient des opinions mixtes; les participants en gestion étaient les moins positifs. Leurs inquiétudes portaient sur la qualité des revues en libre accès et les coûts associés. CONCLUSION : Malgré le fait que la plupart des répondants croient qu’il est bon que la recherche soit disponible au grand public, cette étude identifie clairement des obstacles qui empêchent les professeurs de passer d’attitudes positives envers le libre accès à des pratiques concrètes de publication ouverte.

scholarly journals What Matters More in Open Access Journal Publishing: Scientific Rigor or Financial Vigor?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-21
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scientific Rigor ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Current State ◽  
Academic Association ◽  
Take Back ◽  
The World

Academics and librarians around the world are raising concern about the current state of scholarly journal publishing in that the majority of journals are under the control of five multinational commercial journal publishing companies. Some are advocating for scholars to take back control of scholarly communication, particularly because it is the academics who are supplying and managing most of the content for journals. Open access publishing is one option, but the question of sustainability in funding streams raises concerns. Also the roles of scholarly societies, academic association, and universities in looking for stability in nonprofit journal publishing are discussed.

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