Publishing “Version of Record” Metadata Leigh Dodds Chief Technology Officer, Ingenta Charleston Conference, November 2007

Why?

For Analysis “ Given the importance of peer review in determining the allocation of career rewards and public resources, it deserves close scrutiny… In this age of digital publication, the relevant data are increasingly available, and so it should be possible – at least in principle - to supplement opinion and anecdote with quantitative evidence.” -- Charles G. Jennings, doi:10.1038/nature05032

“ Given the importance of peer review in determining the allocation of career rewards and public resources, it deserves close scrutiny…

In this age of digital publication, the relevant data are increasingly available, and so it should be possible – at least in principle - to supplement opinion and anecdote with quantitative evidence.”

-- Charles G. Jennings, doi:10.1038/nature05032

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Other Use Cases Only show me content that has been peer reviewed…

Other Use Cases Only show me content that has been peer reviewed… Find me the latest version of this article

Other Use Cases Only show me content that has been peer reviewed… Find me the latest version of this article Check whether any of the references in this paper have been retracted

What Should We Capture?

Article Metadata DOI Basic Article Metadata

DOI

Basic Article Metadata

Publishing Workflow Events Submission Acceptance Published Review Period Errata Retracted Picture by tico24

Submission

Acceptance

Published

Review Period

Errata

Retracted

Process Description Simple human readable summary of review policy Or a pointer… Type of Review None Editorial Review Single Blind Double Blind … etc Picture by Alpha six

Simple human readable summary of review policy

Or a pointer…

Type of Review

None

Editorial Review

Single Blind

Double Blind

… etc

Contributor Metadata At least: how many reviewers Ideally: who were the reviewers gbilder.crossref.org

At least: how many reviewers

Ideally: who were the reviewers

Associations Latest Revision or Manifestation Alternative hosts Picture by Hao Ran

Latest Revision or Manifestation

Alternative hosts

Research Quality Indicators Clinical Trial Standards Protocols Experimental Standards Funding Sources Picture by lofaesofa

Clinical Trial Standards

Protocols

Experimental Standards

Funding Sources

How?

How? For Both Humans & Machines Learn from the Web community Incremental development Build on available data Simple policy statements Editorial management systems Picture by nate steiner

For Both Humans & Machines

Learn from the Web community

Incremental development

Build on available data

Simple policy statements

Editorial management systems