Tom Pollard Publishing: evolution, disruption, and the future 12 June 2013
We all have a stake in academic publishing
Can we access the information we need? Are there incentives for us to work collaboratively?
]u[ Ubiquity Press
Open access
Research builds on shared knowledge
Author transfers copyright to the publisher Publisher sells content Traditional publishing model
Maximises readership and impact Breaks barriers between disciplines Supports mining and reuse of content Promotes public understanding and engagement In contrast…
Article processing charges. Publisher paid for actual work done Make use of open source tools to keep costs down Give waivers Fair and transparent costs The cost of publication
]u[ Journals
Benefits include: Fully open access content DOIs to enable citation tracking ‘Altmetrics’ Distribution to indexes Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Digital preservation via CLOCKSS
]u[ Books
]u[ Metajournals
Allow researchers to publish data and software Incentivise openness Reward work that may otherwise go unrecognised
Metajournals
Feedback on JOAD datasets: “I used the data published by Andrew Bevan and James Connolly in the latest issue of JOAD in an Archaeology and Material Culture class in KCL's MA in Digital Humanities programme… All in all, the ease with which the data could be accessed, its availability in CSV format and the clarity of the metadata schema meant that I had to put little effort into preparing it as a teaching material: it truly was plug and play. In fact I found myself having to warn the class that archaeological data is most often *not* available in such a user friendly format. The world would be a better place if more archaeological data were available in this way.” Dr Stuart Dunn Kings College London
What next?