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Scholarly Research Publication in transition

Scholarly Research Publication in transition. Prof. Frank Gannon Director General, SFI Senior Editor, EMBOreports. Primary objective;communicate Secondary Objective;Provide a means of assesment of contributions Have we reversed the priorities?.

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Scholarly Research Publication in transition

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  1. Scholarly Research Publication in transition Prof. Frank Gannon Director General, SFI Senior Editor, EMBOreports

  2. Primary objective;communicateSecondary Objective;Provide a means of assesment of contributionsHave we reversed the priorities?

  3. Possible Topics;The relevance of Impact factorin an environment where most information (and Impact) comes from web down-loads.

  4. Possible topicsThe consequence of the move from print defined publication to an electronic WEB 2.0 world

  5. Possible topicsOpen Access

  6. Different meanings of Open Access -Self Archiving -Central deposit with free access to all -Standard publication but free access

  7. Open Access Publication • There is no argument about the desirability of making all scientific literature immediately available to all. • .....There is a real discussion needed on how to achieve this goal.

  8. Open Access Publication • There is no argument about the desirability of makingall scientific literatureimmediately available to all. i.e. not just primary data-reviews also?? -and what about social sciences and the humanities?

  9. Open Access Publication • There is no argument about the desirability of making all scientific literatureimmediatelyavailable to all • ...but there are costs involved.

  10. Typical arguments for open access-Triple payment by the taxpayer-The right of access to all… especially patients.-The right of funders to know the outcome of the funding-The need of Institutes to highlight their publications -Excessive profits by publishers

  11. The Open Access debate is not about: • Electronic Publishing • Databanks • Developing Countries • Peer review • Quality of Journals • Library costs (80% not related to journal costs) It is about how to meet the costs of publishing

  12. Funding Models 1. Traditional subscription (or site licence) Advantages: • Familiarity and Reliability • Sustainable Disadvantages: • Too expensive for some, therefore exclusion • Bundling • Profits may be generated

  13. Funding Models 2. Mixed Model (Subscription plus charge) for making article available on Open Access Advantages: • Allows those willing to pay to make their articles Open Access • Symbolically positive Disadvantages: • A disincentive for librarians to subscribe • Charges per article less than real costs • Is it Double Funding? • Is it sustainable?

  14. Funding Models 3. Open Access Advantages: • The desirable goal is attained • “Feel Good” Disadvantages: • Costs per article paid by author • Will institutes maintain subsidies of external readers? Eg Industry • And there will be net donors and net receivers • Is it sustainable?

  15. Profits - Money • Is the Open Access movement against Profits? See “Ethical profits from publishing” Editorial EMBOreports Vol 5. 1 2004

  16. Questions to be resolved;-The details of the Creative Commons licence;should there be an automatic right to derivative?-How to define the final article and give appropriate credit?-Should there be a concern for the societies, whose activities are dependant on profits from journal?-If there is no profit who will invest in new technologies?Where should the articles be archived….safely, permanently and “mine-able”

  17. The Future;A mixture of classical journals, journals with some free content,and some web inspired evolving documents.Some will be subscription based others will be author (ie funder) paid.

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