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SciELO15 keynote talk
This document discusses the transformation of scholarly communication through open access publishing. It identifies three main disruptions: 1) The rise of megajournals like PLOS ONE which provide a cost-effective publishing model. 2) Direct funding of open access through initiatives like SciELO in Brazil. 3) Reforming research assessment away from journal-based metrics like the Impact Factor to alternative article-level metrics and indicators. Open access is driving changes that benefit authors, readers and the public interest in openly sharing research.
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- 1. Open-access publishing and the transformationof scholarly communication SciELO15, 23rd October, 2013 Mark Patterson, Executive Director, eLife
- 2. March 23rd, 2001 HaroldVarmus Pat Brown Mike Eisen
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- 8. Growth of openaccess publishing OA journals with APC OA journals no APC OA journals with print subscription Laakso and Björk BMC Medicine 2012 10:124 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-10-124
- 9. %PubMed available asopen access in PMC 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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- 15. Megajournals as adisruptive force • • • • Cost-effective Scalable, and can grow quickly Great for authors Strong competition for conventional approaches • An open platform for research communication
- 16. Second disruption Direct fundingof OA publishing
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- 18. Estimates the proportion ofopen access content in Brazil (2008-2011) to be 63% “…no doubt due to the important contribution of SciELO.”
- 19. SciELO as adisruptive force • • • • Cost-effective Scalable, and can grow quickly Great for authors Strong competition for conventional approaches • An open platform for research communication
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- 22. eLife – scope •BROAD From basic and theoretical work to translational, applied and clinical research. • SELECTIVE Highly influential work that advances understanding, opens new doors or has real-world impacts.
- 23. Editors • Editor-in-Chief • 2Deputy eds • 17 Senior eds • Board of reviewing eds ~180
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- 26. Researchers (authors and readers) Institutions Librarians Funders Research assessment Thepublic Policy makers Publishers
- 27. Some impact ishard to measure “Dear Public Library of Science people, I just listened to a mouse song on line… I do not have the funds to subscribe to the traditional science journals. Tomorrow my students will hear the same mouse song I listened to and I am sure they will be as enchanted and interested as I am. The idea of open access to original research papers is very exciting to someone in my position… I can assure you that the availability of research papers will benefit the future of scientific research by providing motivation and stimulation for millions of fledgling scientists. Sincerely, Science Teacher”
- 28. The impact factor is… •a journal-based metric • proprietary • incomplete http://www.flickr.com/photos/m2w2/191545978/sizes/z/in/photostream/
- 30. Citations Policy and practice Media Usage Twitter Textbooks Referencemanagers Wikipedia
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- 34. New metrics andindicators of scholarship • From one measure to many • From journal to article • From one output to many
- 35. • Recommendations for publishers,funders, institutio ns, metrics suppliers, and researchers • >9000 signatories • Make sure you sign up today http://www.flickr.com/photos/24736216@N07/7758828268/ (CC BY-NC2.0)
- 36. Summary • Open accesspublishing is here to stay • Disruptive forces are at work megajournals direct funding reform of assessment and much more…
- 37. Open access isone part of a much broader transition Interoperability Assessment Sustainability http://www.flickr.com/photos/anandham/4499539060/
- 38. Happy birthday! Thank you MarkPatterson m.patterson@elifesciences.org
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- #22 Focus on the third part