10 things OA publishers are talking about

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1 10 things OA publishers are talking about Caroline Sutton Publisher, Co-Action Publishing President, Open Access Scholarly Publisher s Association (OASPA) Shared under a CCBY license Open Access vad är det? 24 Oct Kungliga Biblioteket, Stockholm

2 A bit about Co-Action Publishing Founded by three former executives from academic publishing industry Established as Swedish limited liability company in 2007 Founding Member Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, current President Publish Open Access journals across disciplines, including Social Sciences and the Humanities, but primarily medicine, currently 31 titles. Strong focus on quality of experience publishing authors have when working with us. About half of our titles are supported by APCs, while the other half are supported by other business models.

3 Open Access Publishing Today No longer why open acccess but how open access. Most (?) third parties seem to understand online only and publishing without issues. Legacy publishers now launch open access programs. Mega journals and large-scale projects common. Growing number of local OA policies and governmental policies on OA. Growing number of OA publishers. Standards and quality controls important (including definitions of open).

4 OPEN ACCESS = Free Access + Re-use 2 Routes to Open Access: Green (archiving) Gold (publishing)

5 The Green Road Achieving Open Access through the self archiving of peerreviewed journal articles. Different publishers have different policies on deposition of articles (as noted earlier in presentation) List and policies available at SHERPA-RoMEO ( Institutional OA policies/mandates Re-use rights can be (and often are) limited The Gold Road Publish with an Open Access journal that provides: Immediate free access Re-use of content (CCBY license, or CCNC) Deposit final published article in repository Posting of articles anywhere and everywhere OASPA standards suggest high level of openness on other factors that enable re-use

6 Creative Commons Licenses enable re-use rights Attribution 3.0 (CCBY or CCAL) Gaining momentum as a standard. Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 (CCBY-NC) * Controversial due to lack of clarity over what is commercial use & double-dipping. Read and learn about them here:

7 What does a CCBY license mean for authors? You are welcome to post any version of your article including the final PDF anywhere you like, including institutional and other repositories. Your work can be re-used in part or in whole by others, as long as they cite your work as the original source. This means wider distribution. You can re-use your work in part or in whole, without asking permission from the publisher. Open Access journals, that are machine readable, tend to experience high levels of usage. For authors, this means a greater likelihood of work being read and cited.

8 What does a CCBY license imply for publishers? New mindset Shift from being owners of content to service providers Probably the most difficult aspect of OA for those transitioning from TA to OA. Interest in and curiosity about downstream uses of content. Interest in alternative metrics.

9 1. OA publishers are service providers

10 2. OA publishing can be (is) sustainable

11 3. OA publishing can lead to new forms of market competition

12 4. OA publishing provides a platform for economic growth & development in other sectors

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14 5. Downstream use of OA content

15 6. Alternative metrics

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18 7. What is open?

19 Public Library of Science OA lock

20 OAS Cover 20

21 OAS Front Page 21

22 This Guide is a Collaboration Among: 22

23 Open Access Spectrum HowOpenIsIt? Grid 23

24 8. Standards and quality

25 Criteria A credible editorial board listed with full names and affiliations. Appropriate licensing policy, clearly visible on website and individual articles (on at least one journal). Any fees should be stated clearly and posted where they can be easily found. If a journal/publisher applies no fees, this should also be stated on the website. Clearly defined peer review process. A business address is listed. A complaints address is listed. Can you contact the editor directly? Information on the journal/publishing organization s ownership structure is available.

26 OASPA further looks at: Any stray information or items that would confuse readers that this is an OA journal? (e.g. RightsLink left on). Are there any claims against this journal/publisher being made in various forums? Do these warrant consideration? What indexing or database inclusion does the publisher/journal list and can this be verified? Does the publisher make claims that seem unrealistic (e.g. peer review in 2 days)? Are claims supported (e.g. published manuscripts include submission, acceptance and publication dates). Are articles available in XML as well as other formats? Lack of an XML file does not imply wrong-doing, but indicates lower quality as articles are not machine readable. Does the publisher have a preservation strategy? (e.g. are they a member of LOCKSS, CLOCKS, Portico, etc.?)

27 The journal(s) have a clean layout. There is an appropriate use of language on the website? If an individual is listed as Editor-in-Chief for more than one journal is this explained? Does it seem reasonable? Are the fields related?

28 9. New infrastructures to support the delivery of OA content

29 10. Publishing as a part of the research process

30 THANK YOU!