Ubiquity Press was spun out of University College London in 2012 with the mission to return control of publishing to university and society presses. The company is researcher-led with founders having extensive experience in academic publishing. Ubiquity Press takes a comprehensive approach to publishing, including journals, books, data, software and more, with the goal of advancing publishing in the interests of researchers.

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Brian Hole, Founder and CEO
Academic Publishing in Europe 9 Conference, Berlin
January 29 2014
Overcoming obstacles to
sharing research data

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To return control of publishing to university and society presses,
providing them with the infrastructure and support to advance
publishing in the interest of researchers.
About Ubiquity Press
Background
Mission
 Spun out of University College London in 2012
 Researcher-led
 Extensive publishing background
(BioMed Central, PLoS, Elsevier)
 Based in London
 Comprehensive approach: journals,
books, data, software, ….

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The Social Contract
of Science
• Validation
• Dissemination
• Further development
Scientific Malpractice
• Data
• Results
• Software
• Hardware, wetware…

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Feedback so far: are researchers afraid of sharing data?
Peer review:
Different kinds of objects
Keeping it quick and systematic
Open archiving is not always possible
Low barriers for authors are essential
Keeping metapapers short
Online authoring
Funders:
Want data sharing
Need to encourage data management
plans and ensure time and funds
allocated for publication
Ensuring appropriate scope

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Integrating data publication within universities

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For any questions, please contact
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