From: Karen Meijer-Kline <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:06:15 -0800
Sandy,
Yes, the claim is made about Peer-reviewed journals and not about
publishing in general, we probably should have been more careful with
our language.
The Public Knowledge Project produces open source software for
managing and publishing academic journals (Open Journal Systems, OJS)
and journal editors and publishers are a much larger part of our
community than book publishers. That is no excuse, however, to be
careless.
We should have been especially careful given our recent launch of Open
Monograph Press, a system aimed specifically at scholarly book
publishers (i.e., university presses). Latin America is currently the
region with most OJS installs and I suspect that before too long it
will dominate our list of OMP users as well. This remains to be seen.
I do stand by the claim that Latin America is the region of the world
that is most friendly to Open Access (I have written about OA in Latin
America, in case you're interested). A paper by Sandra Miguel et al.
(2011) also shows the level of OA in Latin America compared to the
rest of the world.
Apologies for the lack of precision in our language and thank you for
bringing it to our attention. I would be happy to discuss this further
with you or any of your colleagues on this list. Be sure to CC me in
further correspondence, as I am not subscribed.
Juan Pablo Alperin
PKP 2013 Conference Director
@juancommander
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:45:44 -0600
I am interested in the claim here that Latin America is "a region of
the world that publishes almost exclusively in Open Access." Since I
know that there are many book publishers in Latin America that operate
in the way commercial publishers in the U.S. do, may I assume that
this claim is being made about journal, not book, publishing?
Sandy Thatcher
> From: Karen Meijer-Kline <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:22:36 -0800
>
> ***Apologies for cross-posting***
>
> The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and the National Autonomous
> University of Mexico (UNAM) are pleased to announce the Fourth
> International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, which will be held
> from August 19 - 21, 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico.
>
> This is the first time that the PKP Conference is being held in Latin
> America, a region of the world that publishes almost exclusively in
> Open Access. The conference will provide a unique opportunity for
> exchange on innovative work in scholarly publishing, with a focus on
> the contributions of open source technologies. We look forward to
> hosting editors, publishers, librarians, researchers, developers,
> content aggregators, and PKP's growing user community from around the
> world.
>
> Previous International PKP Scholarly Publishing conferences have
> brought together a remarkable array of presentations and participants
> from around the world. We anticipate an equally valuable experience in
> 2013.
>
> Proposals that address one or more of the following topics are
> especially encouraged:
>
> * Reports on institutional, national, and regional open access
> policies, initiatives, and projects;
>
> * Sustainability and alternative models for open access publishing;
>
> * Quality, impact, and reach of Open Access publications;
>
> * Open Access and higher education;
>
> * Interoperability and information systems;
>
> * New reading and publishing technologies.
>
> The conference will consist of a mixture of plenary presentations,
> parallel conference sessions, brief "lightning talks," posters,
> workshops, and an exhibitor's hall. Presentations are welcome in both
> English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation available for some
> of the plenaries.
>
> Invited speakers will deliver plenary sessions around conference
> themes. Parallel sessions last up to two hours and will be a mixture
> of regular 15-minute presentations and 5-minute "Lightning Talks".
> Sessions may consist of a case study, a research report, a "big idea"
> in publishing, outlining of a specific problem, as well as other
> options.
>
> Proposals (500 word maximum) should be submitted by March 1, 2013,
> using the submission guidelines and form available on our web site.
> All proposals will be subject to peer-review and decision will be
> announced no later than April 15, 2013. (For more information please
> see http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2013/pkp2013/schedConf/cfp)
>
> If you have any questions, please contact the PKP Conference Director,
> Juan Pablo Alperin at [log in to unmask] or Karen Meijer-Kline, at
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Best regards,
> Karen
>
> Karen Meijer-Kline, MA MLIS
> Communications and Member Services Officer
> Public Knowledge Project (PKP)
> Simon Fraser University Library
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Skype: kmeijerkline
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