Blackwell Publishing Copyright 2003 Blackwell Publishing’s Developing World Initiatives Emily Gillingham

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright About Blackwell Publishing Independent publisher with offices in 7 countries Largest publisher on behalf of scholarly and professional societies 700 peer-reviewed journals, majority available online Subjects include: life and physical sciences, medicine, healthcare, agriculture and animal science, social science, business, and humanities

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright The publisher’s role for societies Growing the impact of the journal, and thus the society, on its discipline – so that it can achieve its aims and advance the research – Increasing the readership of published research – as well as the quality of submissions, citations, etc. – Inclusion in the complete collection of online journals, available to library consortia – more access for a fee – Making content available for free in the poorest countries with little or no previous access to journal articles Ensuring revenue streams – the journal is often the main source of income for scholarly associations – Through traditional library markets, eg. Library consortia

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright The publisher’s role in closing the digital divide – the Blackwell Publishing story… Deep discounts on print journals for developing world libraries – Low take-up due to few funds, poor delivery, awareness Development of online journals means we can ‘switch on’ access to any site easily – Active and enthusiastic participants in a broad range of initiatives to delivery content in developing world, including: – INASP – HINARI – AGORA – RFBR – INTAS

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright WHO HINARI 210 medical, health and nursing journals from Blackwell 67,000+ article downloads in 2003 HINARI usage of Blackwell Publishing journals:

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright HINARI 2003 Usage Top 10 Most Used TitlesArticle Accesses YTD Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2644 Kidney International2081 Clinical Oral Implants Research1936 British Journal of Dermatology1913 Periodontology International Endodontic Journal1681 Dermatologic Therapy1570 Tropical Medicine and International Health1409 British Journal of Haematology1401 International Journal of Dermatology1281

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright FAO AGORA Launched October 14 th journals in agriculture, veterinary science, fisheries, forestry and related environmental, biological and social sciences Access is available via Journals are hosted on – IP recognition – COUNTER-compliant usage statistics – Reference linking to cited articles, eg. From Blackwell journals to those published by Wiley, Elsevier, Springer, Kluwer, OUP, Nature etc

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright INASP Access to Blackwell’s complete collection of online journals, including science, medicine, social science and humanities – 250,000 full-text articles Available through Blackwell Synergy 19 countries have access so far: – Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Moldova, Mozambique, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe 22,000 full-text accesses in 2003

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright INASP 2003 Usage Top 10 Most Used TitlesArticle Accesses 2003 Conservation Biology730 Freshwater Biology539 Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica470 Aquaculture Research459 Tropical Medicine and International Health436 Molecular Ecology427 Journal of Applied Microbiology381 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences358 Journal of Biogeography320 Fisheries Science308

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright Initiatives for Eastern Europe Another region with a previously unsatisfied, high demand, for quality, timely, relevant research Russian Federation for Basic Research (RFBR) – Access to our complete collection of journals for 2 years – 300 institutions in Russia – Accelerating demand INTAS – Funded by EU – Access to science and medicine journals – Available in all libraries in 6 former Soviet republics

Improving the quality of research time Blackwell Publishing Copyright Issues to consider Authentication – for only legitimate institutions/countries Licensing – so that only permitted uses are allowed Multitude of deals – with different titles, countries and access arrangements Print subscription base – monitoring loss and society revenues Managing change – sustainability of schemes and if bands change Infrastructure Promotion TRAINING!