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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Sumiko Asai
Summary: The collaboration between research institutes and for-profit publishers for the publication of open access journals has a positive effect on the internationality and academic influence of most journals, regardless of the size of the publisher. Large publishers do not have an advantage over small publishers in publishing journals for research institutes. Monitoring the activities of large publishers, including acquisitions of small ones, is necessary as their presence in the open access journal market strengthens through collaborations with research institutes.
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Cell Biology
Kamran Naim, Curtis Brundy, Rachael G. Samberg
Summary: The shift towards open access publishing has been slow, but the emergence of cooperative OA publishing models offers potential for more rapid and impactful change. By working together, societies and libraries can redirect traditional funds towards publishing support, fostering long-term stability and preventing free riding. Trust and willingness to experiment are crucial in these cooperative arrangements as organizations seek to educate and develop scalable OA publishing models.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Layal Liverpool
Summary: The group behind Plan S is proposing a more radical revolution for science publishing, after already accelerating the open-access movement.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
John Frank, Rosemary Foster, Claudia Pagliari
Summary: The international scholarly publishing community has been engaged in a divisive debate about the funding model for scientific research dissemination for the past twenty years, and recent commentaries suggest that the issue is far from resolved. This narrative review examines the deep divisions among stakeholders in the field, explores the systemic factors driving these divisions, and considers the future prospects of implementing the intended benefits of Open Access (OA) while mitigating its risks and costs. The review also highlights the inequities of OA for junior or unfunded researchers and scholars from resource-poor environments, who face discrimination and injustice due to Article Processing Charges.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
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Information Science & Library Science
Muhammad Zahid Raza, Muhammad Rafiq, Saira Hanif Saroya
Summary: This study reveals that 90% of scholarly journals in Pakistan are practicing open access publishing, with 69% following the Diamond OA model, 26% following Gold OA, and 3% following Crowdfunding OA. The majority of journals do not have an impact factor and are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science at low rates. The study also highlights the average article processing charges and the infancy stage of Pakistani journals.
JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2023)
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Orthopedics
Elke Maurer, Nike Walter, Tina Histing, Lydia Anastasopoulou, Thaqif El Khassawna, Lisa Wenzel, Volker Alt, Markus Rupp
Summary: The study aimed to examine the awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Results showed that a significant proportion of participants were aware of predatory journals, but less so about the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) as a register for non-predatory open access journals. Awareness of predatory journals was influenced by factors such as professional level and publication experience as corresponding authors or first/last authors.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
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Nursing
Tara Hulsey, Roger Carpenter, Heather Carter-Templeton, Marilyn H. Oermann, Tina Antill Keener, Patricia Maramba
Summary: This article describes the development and implementation of guidelines to help faculty assess the quality of publishers and journals.
JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
(2023)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Moumita Koley, Kanchan Lala
Summary: Open access publishing is gaining traction in India as a way to make scholarly knowledge more accessible. Despite government policies promoting open access, there are still challenges in implementing this approach. The proposed one nation, one subscription policy aims to address these challenges and improve accessibility to scholarly knowledge. The study looks into the open-access situation in India and globally to determine the best approach for implementing the policy.
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Criminology & Penology
John Braithwaite
Summary: This autobiographical review reflects on a research life focused on studying organizational crime, peace, and crisis prevention for the long-term. Many ambitions were not fully realized. The hope for a broader macrocriminology of freedom will likely remain incomplete. The author's mentors cannot be blamed for the challenges faced in understanding how to foster freedom and prevent crime and war. Sometimes messy kitchens become even messier before they present the greatest challenges to be resolved by tidier minds.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CRIMINOLOGY
(2023)
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Economics
Krishna Muniyoor
Summary: This article examines the publishing regularity in Indian economics journals, author concentration factors, and scholarly collaboration nature. The study reveals that author concentration is not solely influenced by journal specialization.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2022)
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Acoustics
Allan D. Pierce
Summary: Authors now have the option of publishing their scientific articles open access by paying a fee, allowing readers to freely download the articles. This option has gained popularity among authors who want their work to reach a wider audience. The article reviews the emergence of this option and presents arguments for its usage.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL ACOUSTICS
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Wed Majed Bin Ateeq, Hend S. Al-Khalifa
Summary: Predatory publishing venues publish questionable articles that pose a global threat to scientific literature. This study proposes an intelligent framework using artificial intelligence techniques to automatically detect these venues and their violations, contributing by creating a dataset and classifying venues as legitimate or predatory. The results show that the CNN model performs the best in journal classification.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Massimo Koster, Agnes Moors, Jan De Houwer, Tony Ross-Hellauer, Inge Van Nieuwerburgh, Frederick Verbruggen
Summary: Although there is a growing awareness of the benefits of large-scale open access publishing, individual researchers are reluctant to adopt this behavior, which hinders the evolution towards a new scientific culture. This behavioral reluctance is explained by a discrepancy between goals and status quo, and various factors can hinder the cycle leading to behavioral change. Efforts to address these barriers can help in promoting open access publishing and overcoming behavioral reluctances.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yajie Wang, Alesia Zuccala
Summary: The study found that scholarly publishers have been increasingly utilizing Twitter over the past 5 years, especially commercial publishers. Commercial publishers are more likely than university presses to have multiple Twitter accounts, and actively target book authors, editors, and other individuals for promotional activities.
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Information Science & Library Science
Franciszek Krawczyk, Emanuel Kulczycki
Summary: This study investigates how predatory journals are characterized and distinguished from open access journals, revealing the significant influence of Jeffrey Beall on the discussion of predatory publishing in academia. Overgeneralization has led to unjustified prejudices towards open access within the academic community.
JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP
(2021)