Bibliometric solutions for identifying potential collaboratorsTorres Salinas
EC3metrics participa en la “European Summer School for Scientometrics” (ESSS) 2017 que tiene lugar en Berlín (Alemania) del 17 al 22 de septiembre de 2017. Este evento se viene celebrando anualmente desde 2010 y está organizado por la University of Vienna, el German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW alemán), la Katholieke Universiteit Leuven y EC3metrics, que desde 2017 es miembro del comité organizador. ESSS es una iniciativa que se creó en 2010 en respuesta a una falta de formación en cienciometría, -especialmente en los países de habla alemana- y por el aumento de esta demanda por parte de responsables políticos, directores, gestores de investigación, científicos, especialistas en información y bibliotecarios. Así, siguiendo el modelo de eventos anteriores, este año el tema del curso será “Identificación de focos de investigación. Perfiles institucionales y nacionales y colaboraciones estratégicas” (Identification of Research focuses. National & Institutional Profiles and Strategic Partnerships).
Daniel Torres-Salinas y Nicolás Robinson-García son miembros del comité organizador en representación de EC3metrics. Asimismo, participan como docentes. El próximo jueves 21 de septiembre, Nicolás Robinson-García y Daniel Torres-Salinas presentarán el seminario “Bibliometric solutions for identifying potential collaborators”.
Abstract: Bibliometric indicators and methodologies are commonly used for benchmarking institutions and individuals, and analyzing their research performance. Their potential for identifying partners and promoting collaboration is many times overseen by research institutions. In this presentation we will discuss different indicators and methodologies that can be used to spot institutions, research groups and individuals working on similar research fronts. By using different visualization techniques, we will provide examples on how to present these data in an appealing way which can inform university and research managers. These types of analyses are useful when searching for potential partners or designing strategies to establish scientific collaboration networks.
Bibliometrics in practice: how to generate reports for institutions.Torres Salinas
In an institutional context and at a professional level, one of our main tasks is to carry out bibliometric reports; actually these studies are essential because they are used by managers to make decisions (distribution of funds, recruitment of personnel, planning of research lines, …). In this talk we will explain how to make a global bibliometric report of an institution, we use as a case study the University of Granada. We focus in these topics. 1) General considerations: target, selection of indicators, objetives, …) 2) what sources of information can be used. 3) How to contextualize and interpret the indicators. 4) How to compare the results with other institutions (Benchmarking). 5) How to make graphs and tables. 6) dissemination of results and data
Can we use altmetric at institutional level?Torres Salinas
This paper aims at exploring the coverage of the Altmetric.com database and its potential use in order to show universities’ research profiles in relationship with other databases. Specifically, our objectives are the following:
1. Analyse the coverage of Altmetric.com at the institutional level and verify its validity as a data source for obtaining alternative metrics derived from the research activity of universities in comparison with those from the Web of Science. For this, we will work with a small sample of four Spanish universities.
2. Analyse coverage differences when obtainin bibliometric profiles from Altmetric.com and Web of Science. In some studies a higher coverage of the Social Sciences and Humanities has been reported, suggesting the potential of altmetric indicators in these areas (Costas, Zahedi, & Wouters, 2015b).
Societal Impact
Nicolas Robinson Garcia, INGENIO (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain / Daniel Torres-Salinas, Universidad de Navarra and Universidad de Granada (EC3metrics & Medialab UGR), Spain
Recently there is an increasing pressure on the development of indicators and methodologies that can offer evidences of the societal impact of researchers’ activity. This presentation will offer a comprehensive overview on the definition of societal impact, types of impact, and the attribution problem when searching for potential indicators. A special attention will be given to altmetric indicators and their potential role in tracing social engagement and its relation with societal impact. Examples of potential uses and current lines of work will be presented.
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Scientometric procedures are increasingly used to analyse developments and trends in science and technology. Decisions to be taken often have severe implications. Consequently data handling, indicator construction and interpretation require competent expert knowledge, which is currently only available to a limited extent for all stakeholders in Central Europe not the least due to lacking training opportunities. Responding to the lack of a pertinent scientometrics education (especially in German speaking countries) and to the increasing demand (particularly of research quality managers), the University of Vienna (A), the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies - DZHW (D) and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (B) joined cooperatively to found the European Summer School for Scientometrics (esss) in 2010.
Bibliometric solutions for identifying potential collaboratorsTorres Salinas
EC3metrics participa en la “European Summer School for Scientometrics” (ESSS) 2017 que tiene lugar en Berlín (Alemania) del 17 al 22 de septiembre de 2017. Este evento se viene celebrando anualmente desde 2010 y está organizado por la University of Vienna, el German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW alemán), la Katholieke Universiteit Leuven y EC3metrics, que desde 2017 es miembro del comité organizador. ESSS es una iniciativa que se creó en 2010 en respuesta a una falta de formación en cienciometría, -especialmente en los países de habla alemana- y por el aumento de esta demanda por parte de responsables políticos, directores, gestores de investigación, científicos, especialistas en información y bibliotecarios. Así, siguiendo el modelo de eventos anteriores, este año el tema del curso será “Identificación de focos de investigación. Perfiles institucionales y nacionales y colaboraciones estratégicas” (Identification of Research focuses. National & Institutional Profiles and Strategic Partnerships).
Daniel Torres-Salinas y Nicolás Robinson-García son miembros del comité organizador en representación de EC3metrics. Asimismo, participan como docentes. El próximo jueves 21 de septiembre, Nicolás Robinson-García y Daniel Torres-Salinas presentarán el seminario “Bibliometric solutions for identifying potential collaborators”.
Abstract: Bibliometric indicators and methodologies are commonly used for benchmarking institutions and individuals, and analyzing their research performance. Their potential for identifying partners and promoting collaboration is many times overseen by research institutions. In this presentation we will discuss different indicators and methodologies that can be used to spot institutions, research groups and individuals working on similar research fronts. By using different visualization techniques, we will provide examples on how to present these data in an appealing way which can inform university and research managers. These types of analyses are useful when searching for potential partners or designing strategies to establish scientific collaboration networks.
Bibliometrics in practice: how to generate reports for institutions.Torres Salinas
In an institutional context and at a professional level, one of our main tasks is to carry out bibliometric reports; actually these studies are essential because they are used by managers to make decisions (distribution of funds, recruitment of personnel, planning of research lines, …). In this talk we will explain how to make a global bibliometric report of an institution, we use as a case study the University of Granada. We focus in these topics. 1) General considerations: target, selection of indicators, objetives, …) 2) what sources of information can be used. 3) How to contextualize and interpret the indicators. 4) How to compare the results with other institutions (Benchmarking). 5) How to make graphs and tables. 6) dissemination of results and data
Can we use altmetric at institutional level?Torres Salinas
This paper aims at exploring the coverage of the Altmetric.com database and its potential use in order to show universities’ research profiles in relationship with other databases. Specifically, our objectives are the following:
1. Analyse the coverage of Altmetric.com at the institutional level and verify its validity as a data source for obtaining alternative metrics derived from the research activity of universities in comparison with those from the Web of Science. For this, we will work with a small sample of four Spanish universities.
2. Analyse coverage differences when obtainin bibliometric profiles from Altmetric.com and Web of Science. In some studies a higher coverage of the Social Sciences and Humanities has been reported, suggesting the potential of altmetric indicators in these areas (Costas, Zahedi, & Wouters, 2015b).
Societal Impact
Nicolas Robinson Garcia, INGENIO (UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain / Daniel Torres-Salinas, Universidad de Navarra and Universidad de Granada (EC3metrics & Medialab UGR), Spain
Recently there is an increasing pressure on the development of indicators and methodologies that can offer evidences of the societal impact of researchers’ activity. This presentation will offer a comprehensive overview on the definition of societal impact, types of impact, and the attribution problem when searching for potential indicators. A special attention will be given to altmetric indicators and their potential role in tracing social engagement and its relation with societal impact. Examples of potential uses and current lines of work will be presented.
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Scientometric procedures are increasingly used to analyse developments and trends in science and technology. Decisions to be taken often have severe implications. Consequently data handling, indicator construction and interpretation require competent expert knowledge, which is currently only available to a limited extent for all stakeholders in Central Europe not the least due to lacking training opportunities. Responding to the lack of a pertinent scientometrics education (especially in German speaking countries) and to the increasing demand (particularly of research quality managers), the University of Vienna (A), the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies - DZHW (D) and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (B) joined cooperatively to found the European Summer School for Scientometrics (esss) in 2010.
Citation analysis: State of the art, good practices, and future developmentsLudo Waltman
Presentation at Bibliometrics & Research Assessment: A Symposium for Librarians & Information Professionals. Bethesda, MD, United States, October 31, 2016.
Classifying and visualizing the disciplinary focus of universities: The invis...Nicolas Robinson-Garcia
Presentation of the PhD Defense of Nicolas Robinson-Garcia which took place in the Faculty of Information Science and Communication in the University of Granada (Spain) on July 14, 2014.
Digital Scholar Webinar: Recruiting Research Participants Online Using RedditSC CTSI at USC and CHLA
This 50-minute presentation introduces r/SampleSize, a community on the website Reddit that allows for online participant recruitment without compulsory or immediate payment. It will provide an overview of best practices for recruiting participants on r/SampleSize. It will also compare r/SampleSize to Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), a widely used crowdsourcing platform for recruiting research participants.
This presentation was provided by Dave Kochalko of Artifacts during the NISO event, "Is This Still Working? Incentives to Publish, Metrics, and New Reward Systems," held on February 20, 2019.
Academic libraries are increasingly investing in new efforts to support their research and teaching faculty in the activities they care about most. Learn why becoming a publisher can help meet the most fundamental needs of your research community and at the same time can help transform today’s inflationary cost model for serials. We will explore not only why to become a publisher but exactly how to achieve it, step by step, including careful selection of publishing partners, choosing the right platform for manuscript submission and editorial workflow management, one-time processes to launch a new journal, conducting peer reviews, maintaining academic quality, and measuring impact. We’ll also cover the broader range of publishing activities where libraries can have an impact, including open access monographs, general institutional repositories and subject-based author self-archiving repositories. We will close with a review of tools, services, and communities of support to nurture the new library publishing venture.
See accompanying handouts 1-7
Lauren Collister
Electronic Publications Associate, University of Pittsburgh
Timothy S. Deliyannides
Director of the Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing and Head of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh
Citation analysis: State of the art, good practices, and future developmentsLudo Waltman
Presentation at Bibliometrics & Research Assessment: A Symposium for Librarians & Information Professionals. Bethesda, MD, United States, October 31, 2016.
Classifying and visualizing the disciplinary focus of universities: The invis...Nicolas Robinson-Garcia
Presentation of the PhD Defense of Nicolas Robinson-Garcia which took place in the Faculty of Information Science and Communication in the University of Granada (Spain) on July 14, 2014.
Digital Scholar Webinar: Recruiting Research Participants Online Using RedditSC CTSI at USC and CHLA
This 50-minute presentation introduces r/SampleSize, a community on the website Reddit that allows for online participant recruitment without compulsory or immediate payment. It will provide an overview of best practices for recruiting participants on r/SampleSize. It will also compare r/SampleSize to Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), a widely used crowdsourcing platform for recruiting research participants.
This presentation was provided by Dave Kochalko of Artifacts during the NISO event, "Is This Still Working? Incentives to Publish, Metrics, and New Reward Systems," held on February 20, 2019.
Academic libraries are increasingly investing in new efforts to support their research and teaching faculty in the activities they care about most. Learn why becoming a publisher can help meet the most fundamental needs of your research community and at the same time can help transform today’s inflationary cost model for serials. We will explore not only why to become a publisher but exactly how to achieve it, step by step, including careful selection of publishing partners, choosing the right platform for manuscript submission and editorial workflow management, one-time processes to launch a new journal, conducting peer reviews, maintaining academic quality, and measuring impact. We’ll also cover the broader range of publishing activities where libraries can have an impact, including open access monographs, general institutional repositories and subject-based author self-archiving repositories. We will close with a review of tools, services, and communities of support to nurture the new library publishing venture.
See accompanying handouts 1-7
Lauren Collister
Electronic Publications Associate, University of Pittsburgh
Timothy S. Deliyannides
Director of the Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing and Head of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh
Open Access and PLOS: The Future of Scholarly Publishing - Dr. Virginia BarbourUQSCADS
In this presentation, Dr. Barbour discussed the emergence of open access from traditional publishing models, the current open access landscape where PLoS journals have foreshadowed the development of megajournals as well as predicting future developments.
In defining the Open Access Publishing model, Dr. Barbour emphasized the crucial role creative commons licences play in ensuring that research is not only available free to view online, but is able to be re-used.
Desde a implementação generalizada de periódicos on-line e a introdução do acesso aberto há mais de uma década, o ritmo da inovação na publicação de periódicos acadêmicos tem sido lento. Mais recentemente, no entanto, uma série de inovações apareceu na publicação de periódicos, que têm o potencial de causar mudanças de longo alcance no modo como comunicamos informação científica. Entre essas tendências está o surgimento dos Megajournals e, em particular do PLoS ONE, que nos últimos anos veio a dominar periódicos em acesso aberto. Estes periódico, embora revisados por pares nos aspectos de solidez e metodológica científica, aceitam uma ampla variedade de artigos, sobre os quais perguntas como “Qual a importância do trabalho” ou “é relevante para o público” não são critérios para a rejeição, como em muitos outros periódicos. Muitas vezes ligado a Megajournals estão casos de periódicos em cascata, onde o publisher tem um periódico com uma marca forte e muitas submissões.
Since the widespread implementation of online journals and the introduction of open access more than a decade ago, the pace of innovation in academic journal publishing has been slow. More recently however a number of innovations have appeared in journal publishing, which have the potential to cause far reaching changes in how we communicate scientific information. Among these trends is the raise of Megajournals and in particular PLoS ONE which have within the last few years come to dominate open access journals. These journals although peer reviewed for scientific and methodological soundness accept a wider variety of articles as questions such as “How important is the work” or “is it relevant to the audience” are not criteria for rejection as in many other journals. Often linked to Megajournals are cases of cascading journals where a publisher has a journal with a strong brand and many submissions.
Desde la implementación generalizada de revistas en línea y la introducción del acceso abierto hace más de una década, el ritmo de la innovación en la edición de revistas académicas ha sido lento. Más recientemente, sin embargo, una serie de innovaciones han aparecido en la publicación de revistas, que tienen el potencial de causar cambios de gran alcance en la forma en que comunicamos la información científica. Entre estas tendencias está el aumento de Megarevistas y en particular PLoS ONE que en los últimos años ha llegado a dominar las revistas de acceso abierto. Estas revistas aunque revisadas por pares, por su solidez científica y metodológica aceptan una variedad más amplia de artículos puesto que cuestiones tales como “¿qué tan importante es el trabajo?” o “¿es relevante para el público?” no son criterios para el rechazo como en muchas otras revistas. A menudo vinculadas a Megarevistas están los casos de las revistas en cascada donde una editorial tiene una revista con una marca sólida y muchas presentaciones.
Jay patel Open Access TIPPA Midwest presentation june 2013Jay Patel
Hello, this is the presentation I was invited to give about Open Access at TIPPA Midwest on June 13, 2013. The focus of the presentation is how open access is changing scholarly publishing.
Seminar given on 26 June, 2013 within the course: La comunicación intercultural euroasiática en las condiciones del proceso de Bolonia from the University of Granada. This is an adapted version of: Torres-Salinas, D. Cómo publicar en revistas de impacto. Unidad de Bibliometría, Universidad de Granada.
Presentation from our AGM and afternoon of talks on the theme of Open.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mmit-2016-agm-and-free-talks-on-open-libraries-research-and-education-tickets-28552110130#
Stephen Pinfield - Professor of Information Services Management at University of Sheffield - @StephenPinfield
A presentation given to Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement, Oran, Algeria.
Dr Tom Olyhoek gives a nice overview on the state of open access publishing, how DOAJ is central to the movement, and he describes some of the more recent developments on the DOAJ web site.
Contains content in English, French and Arabic
"PLoS ONE and the Rise of the Open Access Mega Journal" by Peter BinfieldPeter Binfield
A presentation made by Peter Binfield, of Public Library of Science (PLoS), to the Society of Scholarly Publishing (SSP) meeting, June 1st 2011. Describing the model behind the journal PLoS ONE, some indications of the success of that model, and predicting the development of a new type of journal model for academic publishing - the Open Access Mega Journal.
Open access (OA) to scholarly literature recently hit a major milestone: Half of all research articles published become open access, either immediately or after an embargo period. Are the articles you read among them? What about the articles you write? Are the journals to which you submit open-access friendly? What about the journals for which you peer review? Are there any reasons why the public should not have access to the results of taxpayer-funded research?
In this slideshow, Jill Cirasella (Associate Librarian for Public Services and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Center, CUNY) explains the motivation for OA, describes the details of OA, and differentiates between publishing in open access journals (“gold” OA) and self-archiving works in OA repositories (“green” OA). She also dispels persistent myths about OA and examines some of the challenges to OA.
¿Cómo preparar y afrontar con éxito una estancia de investigación internacional?Nicolas Robinson-Garcia
Presentación para la jornada "MOTIVADxS I: un encuentro UGR para jóvenes investigadorxs" organizada por el Vicerrectorado de Investigación de la Universidad de Granada
Presentación impartida en la II Reunión de servicios de evaluación científica en los vicerrectorados de investigación celebrado el 31 de enero en la Universidad de Córdoba
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
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New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
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Reverse Pharmacology.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2. Objectives
➢ Learn on differences by country on Gold OA publication
patterns
➢ Discuss and reflect on impact differences derived from
Gold OA, publisher type and specialization field
➢ Reflect on the changes in the publication industry derived
from the emergence of OA megajournals and implications for
research assessment
3. Agenda
I. Open Access and academia
➢ Beliefs and controversies
➢OA and Open Science
II. Journals and publishers
➢The APC model
➢ Predatory journals and OA detractors
➢ The new and the old oligopolies of publishers
III. Publication patterns worldwide
➢ Differences by country and discipline
➢ Three models of Gold OA publishing
5. Open Access and academia
“[…] it is up to the scientific
community to change the
system in a similar fashion and
in paralell to the open Access
and open science movements”
Larivière et al., 2015
7. Open Access and academia
1. OA = OA journals
2. All OA journals charge publication fees
3. The authors have to pay these fees
4. Publishing in non-OA journals = no OA
5. OA journals are low quality
6. OA mandates infringe academic freedom
8. Open Access and academia
EU Open Science
Monitor
2018
Data: Scopus
9. Open Access and academia
EU Open Science
Monitor
2018
Data: Scopus
10. Open Access and academia
EU Open Science
Monitor
2018
Data: Scopus
GOLD 39.7% | GREEN 26.1%
12. Open Access and academia
Data: WoS
Period: 2007-2015
Data sources, period
frame, OA definitions and
subject classifications are
important!!
13. Open Access and academia
Data: WoS
Period: 2007-2015
Data sources, period
frame, OA definitions and
subject classifications are
important!!
14. Open Access and academia
Open Access is one of the many
pillars by which Open Science
practices are supported
15. Journals and publishers
FIRST WAVE − LATE 1990s
• OA publishing dominated by individual initiatives
• Journal of of Medical Internet Research main exponent
SECOND WAVE − 1990s and 2000s
• Movement led by scientific societies
• Some examples: British Medical Journal | Scielo
THIRD WAVE − 2000s
• Birth of OA publishers: BMC and PLOS ONE
• Introduction of the APC (Article Processing Charges) business model
Björk & Solomon, 2012
16. Journals and publishers
THE APC MODEL AND PEER REVIEW SYSTEM
• Most sustainable solution to maintain
journals as a profitable business
• It allows ‘savings up to 30%’
compared to subscription model
• Ensure wide accessibility and visibility
to sci literature
• Speed of publication
• Peer review sloppy
• Opens door to predatory journals
• Journals have a monetary interest on
accepting and publishing manuscripts
• OA journals tend to have lower
Journal Impact Factor
17. “The open-Access movement has been a blessing to anyone
who has unscientific ideas and wants to get these ideas into
print”
Jeffrey Beall, 2013
Journals and publishers
18. Journals and publishers
• 2013 –Science Magazine publishes ‘Who’s afraid of peer review?’ by John
Bohannon, a scientific journalist
• He submitted 304 versions of a bogus paper to OA journals, 157 were accepted
• This was seen as an attack by Science Magazine to OA, as it sent the subtle
message that OA and poor quality were related.
19. Journals and publishers
• OA journals are not of a lesser quality than traditional ones but are younger
Björk & Solomon, 2012
• In fields such as Biomedicine OA journals with APC model have similar citation
rates than subscription-based journals
Solomon, Laakso & Björk, 2013
• “[O]verall positive impact trend for Top Open Access journals”.
Gumpenberger et al., 2013
22. Journals and publishers
Author pays model
JOURNAL JIF 2017 € / article Pubs 2017 Benefits 2017
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 12.35 3,850 € 4,511 1,736,735 €
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 4.12 1,370 € 25,333 34,706,210 €
PLOS ONE 2.77 1,373 € 21,083 28,946,959 €
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2.58 1,679 € 2,050 3,441,950 €
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 2.42 1,745 € 1,070 1,867,150 €
BMJ OPEN 2.41 1,514 € 2,630 3,981,820 €
23. Publication patterns worldwide
• Does research ouput published in OA journals have less impact?
→ OA journals of lesser quality
• Are there differences by fields?
→ Concentration of OA journals in specific areas
• Are there differences by countries?
→ Differing country profiles
• Is it really OA what is driving these differences?
→ Characterization of publishers
39. Publication patterns worldwide
COUNTRY PROFILES
MODEL I
United
Kingdom
Publication in English language
High JIF OA journals
Focused on Biomedical Sciences and Life Sciences
Main venues are OA megajournals for profit
OA publishers from USA, United Kingdom
Top OA journals: PLOS One, Scientific Reports, Nature
Communications, BMJ Open
40. Publication patterns worldwide
COUNTRY PROFILES
MODEL II
Brazil
Publication in national language
Low JIF OA journals
Diversified OA disciplinary profile
Main venues are OA small publishers publicly funded
OA publishers from Brazil
Top OA journals: PLOS One, Semina-Ciencias Agrarias, Ciencia Rural,
Ciencia & Saude Coletiva
41. Publication patterns worldwide
COUNTRY PROFILES
MODEL III
Spain
Publication in both English and national languages
Diversified publication profile based on JIF
Focused on Biomedical Sciences and Social Sciences & Humanities
Venues by field: OA megajournals for Biomed, small publishers for SSH
OA publishers from USA, United Kingdom, Spain
Top OA journals: PLOS One, Scientific Reports, Nutrición Hospitalaria,
Sensors, Journal of High Energy Physics
42. Publication patterns worldwide
MODEL I
• Big OA publishers
and megajournals
• Concentration of OA
pubs in Life Sciences
• Main language of
publication is English
MODEL II
• Small national
publishers
• Diversified
disciplinary
publication profile
• Main language of
publication is
national language
MODEL III
• Diversified
publication profile
with special focus on
SSH and Life and
Biomed Sci.
• Both national and
English language
• SSH small publishers,
Life Sci, large
publishers.
43. FORTHCOMING
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