Digitaalisista tutkimuspalveluista ja avoimesta tieteestä / About digital research services and open science
Avoimien monografioiden Helda Open Books -kokoelmassa on monenlaista välittömästi ladattavaa luettavaa. Tässä blogipostauksessa luodaan silmäys muutaman eri tieteenalan klassikkoon, jotka ovat löytäneet uuden elämän avoimena e-kirjana.
Jatka lukemista ”Tieteenalojen klassikoille uusi elämä Helda Open Booksin kautta”
Helsingin yliopiston Helda Open Books -kokoelma tarjoaa luotettavan ja pitkäaikaisen julkaisu- ja säilytyspaikan yliopistolaisten juhlakirjoille. Avoimesti julkaistuna tieteellinen tai akateeminen juhlakirja löytää lukijansa verkosta, ja kirjaa on helppo levittää.
Jatka lukemista ”Juhlakirjat avoimeksi ja kollegoiden ulottuville Helda Open Booksin kautta”
Vuonna 1989 perustetun lääketieteen alan lehden, Annals of Medicinen (AoM), toimituskunta saavutti viime vuonna yhden tavoitteen, kun Taylor & Francisin omistama lehti muuttui hybridimallisesta julkaisusta open access -lehdeksi. Tässä artikkelissa lehden entinen päätoimittaja ja lehden nykyinen psykiatrian osion vastaava toimittaja Timo Partonen pohtii yhdessä muiden pitkän linjan editorien kanssa muutosta. Esiin nousevat jo aiemmasta Think Open -artikkelista tutut teemat, kuten vaikuttavuus, vertaisarviointi ja käsikirjoitusten laatu.
What do the University of Helsinki researchers think about article-processing charges, self-archiving, or open access (OA) publishing? Six researchers answered a short questionnaire and shared their views on open science, both at a general level and by answering several specific questions. In principle, open access (OA) is thought of as important and useful; however, from a practical perspective, there are still some challenges relating to expensive APCs (article processing charges), OA platform statistics, and the complex regulations in publishers’ policies.
Open access fees (or article processing charges, APCs) are part of a diverse set of options in open access publishing, a sector that aims to make open access to research publications the leading approach. This strategy in scholarly publishing is supported by the different methods that deliver open content. However, in the transition phase, research-intensive universities are particularly affected by open access fees.
Jatka lukemista ”How do APCs contribute to the openness of science?”
Nowadays, when publishing is easier than ever, where do you need a publisher? Why not just put your manuscript online, especially if it is open access? In this blog post, Managing Director Tommi Grover of the Multilingual Matters/Channel View Publications shares the views of an independent international publisher. He brings out how diverse the professional expertises – from editorial, administrative and production to marketing and sales expertises – required to publish a book. He also looks at the costs of publishing in both open access and traditional publishing.
Jatka lukemista ”What does a publisher actually do? An independent publisher’s thoughts”
The background work included in open access fees (APCs) ranges from negotiating contracts to processing and advising researchers on funding requests and monitoring fees. In a large research-intensive university like the University of Helsinki, the workload associated with APCs is not insignificant. The goal of the library is to streamline administrative practices and free up researcher time from the payment process.
Jatka lukemista ”What work is involved in author fees at the library?”
A significant part of the University of Helsinki’s open access funding is centralised in the library, which offers UH researchers two ways to get support for open access fees (article processing charge, APC). Support can be obtained either through journal subscription deals agreed by the library or directly from the centralised APC funding. These are the two main pathways, in addition to which individual faculties can provide support.
Jatka lukemista ”What kind of support does the University of Helsinki offer in open access fees?”
Open access author fee or article processing charge (APC) is the price paid for open access publication and it varies depending on the publisher and journal. The APCs finance open access publishing. However, most open access journals do not charge an APC. Open access fees are the subject of a new five-part series on the Think Open blog, and the opening article explains the basic concepts.
Plan S, an initiative developed by major research funders, made the headlines when the funders’ requirement on open access publishing of research articles was pushed through with a time frame of only a few years. Since then, the academic world has waited for their statement on monographs and edited collections. The statement has now been published, and the accompanying recommendations reveal that the diversity of scholarly publishing has been considered more than in the Plan S guidelines.
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