Article
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)
Review
Information Science & Library Science
Angel Borrego
Summary: Some OA publishers charge fees for open access articles, with the amount depending on the reputation of journals. Despite praise for free OA journals, most OA articles are published by commercial publishers who charge fees. Higher impact metrics are associated with higher APCs. Authors express reluctance towards fees, depending on previous experience and research grants. Waivers have not fully resolved the issues of funding and journal quality. Bibliometric studies show similar citation impacts for journals with APCs and other income sources.
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2023)
News Item
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.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Bo-Christer Bjork
Summary: This paper examines the publishing speed and acceptance rates of open access megajournals, revealing that engineering megajournals publish more rapidly than others. It takes nearly half a year on average to get published, especially in high-volume biomedical journals. Acceptance rates have slightly decreased over the past five years, now ranging from 50-55%.
ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pooja Negi, Ashish K. Srivastava
Summary: Research articles play a vital role in communicating original scientific research to target audience, influencing individual careers and shaping scientific paradigms. Writing a high-quality manuscript requires significant time and effort, with scientific writing and manuscript quality being key determinants of editorial response. This article aims to streamline the manuscript development process into seven steps to facilitate the conversion of novel experimental findings into well-written papers.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Heather Morrison, Luan Borges, Xuan Zhao, Tanoh Laurent Kakou, Amit Nataraj Shanbhoug
Summary: This study examines the trends in open access article processing charges (APCs) from 2011 to 2021, showing that most journals do not charge APCs. However, the global average per-journal APC and per-article average APC have increased slightly. The study suggests that university-published open access journals may be the most economically sustainable approach.
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mike Thelwall, Liz Allen, Eleanor-Rose Papas, Zena Nyakoojo, Verena Weigert
Summary: This study examines potential biases in open, non-anonymous peer review, specifically looking at whether reviewers based in the same country as authors and the influence of seeing previous reviewers' comments are factors. The research found weak evidence that same-country reviewers may be influenced by authors' nationality, but insufficient evidence to support the idea that seeing previous reviews encourages conformity. Caution may be needed in selecting same-country reviewers in open systems, pending further studies to confirm these results.
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Vikas Menon, Natarajan Varadharajan, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Shahul Ameen
Summary: The study analyzed peer review reports submitted to the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, finding that the majority of reports lacked structure, had negative language, and received low overall scores. Efforts are needed to enhance the quality of peer reviews and provide training for reviewers.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
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)
Article
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)
Article
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)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Nayon Kim, JungWon Yoon, Jae Yun Lee, Kyoung Hee Joung, Hyekyong Hwang, Seo Young Bai, EunKyung Chung
Summary: This study proposed and applied a diagnostic framework for open access (OA) journal publishing environments, identifying challenges in OA policy establishment, sustainability, and journal openness quality. The findings provide insights into addressing these challenges and offer guidance for the development of OA policies and systems.
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2023)
Article
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)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Vicente Gea-Caballero, Regina Ruiz de Vinaspre-Hernandez, Carlos Saus-Ortega, Luis Celda-Belinchon, Ivan Santolalla-Arnedo, Elena Marques-Sule, Raul Juarez-Vela
Summary: This study analyzed the representation of male and female as editors and authors in nursing research articles published in scientific journals. It found that there is an over-representation of men in editor roles in prestigious nursing journals and a higher proportion of male authors in key authorship positions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wen-Yau Cathy Lin
Summary: This study analyzes the differences in communication time between articles published under the open access (OA) model and in the article in press (AIP) format. It found that the OA mechanism can influence publication lag, but does not lead to a citation advantage; while the AIP mechanism affects citation speed, but is not significantly related to publication lag. OA and AIP mechanisms contribute to the efficiency of scholarly communication at different stages.
