From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:31:44 -0500 Not "locked behind paywalls"; "made possible by paywalls." Joe Esposito On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:53 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: "Jean-Claude Guédon" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:54:41 -0500 > > I have always loved the irony of a work devoted to open access, be it a > special issue of a journal, or an anthology, that is locked behind pay > walls. > > This must be the consequence of a subtle attempt to remind us of the costs > and problems associated with pay walls. > > Jean-Claude Guédon > > Le vendredi 17 novembre 2017 à 00:31 -0500, LIBLICENSE a écrit : > > From: UTP Journals <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 12:15 PM > > *now available online* > > > > *Journal of Scholarly Publishing* > > *Vol. 49, No. 1, October 2017* > > *JSP Online: http://bit.ly/jsp491 <http://bit.ly/jsp491>* > > *Special Issue on Open Access* > > Marguerite Avery <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Avery%2C+Marguerite> > , Alex Holzman <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Holzman%2C+Alex>, Robert > Brown <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Brown%2C+Robert> > > The co-editors of the *Journal of Scholarly Publishing* introduce the > second special issue of their tenure. This issue on open access publishing > was undertaken with the assistance of guest co-editor Marguerite Avery. > http://bit.ly/jsp491a > > > > *Traditional versus Open Access Scholarly Journal Publishing: An Economic > Perspective* > > Julia Frankland <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Frankland%2C+Julia>, Margaret > A. Ray <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Ray%2C+Margaret+A> > > The debate surrounding open access journal publishing is part of a broader > debate related to the electronic dissemination of information. Compared to > print journals, electronic journals have lower publishing costs and allow > for expanded access to scholarly research. However, open access publishing > introduces an added cost of evaluating an ever-increasing number of > published sources and the potential for misinformation. This paper analyses > the traditional and open access scholarly publishing models from an > economic perspective. Analysing the alternative market structures of these > models can help to identify strategies to maximize net benefits in the > scholarly publishing market. http://bit.ly/jsp491b > > > > > > *Open Publication, Digital Abundance, and Scarce Labour* > > Martin Paul Eve > > This article examines the challenges of labour provision in the > open-access online scholarly publishing environment. While the > technological underpinnings of open access imply an abundance, it is also > the case that the labour that remains necessary in publishing processes is > based on a set of economics that are scarce: the availability of human > time, effort, and expertise. I here argue, with a demonstration of some of > the labours of XML typesetting, that we are unlikely to realize the > transformations of an abundant proliferation of scholarship without a > substantial change and redistribution of labour functions to authors, which > is unlikely to be socially accepted. The resultant outputs from this > process would also, I argue, be less likely to be machine readable and > semantically rich, thereby conflicting with other imagined digital > possibilities. http://bit.ly/jsp491c > > > > > > *Opening the Monograph: Lessons from Luminos* > > Alison Mudditt > > > > In response to increasing challenges to both the financial model and the > distribution model for traditional monographs, the University of California > Press developed and launched a new open access monograph program, Luminos, > in 2015. Now that Luminos is halfway through its second year, this article > reviews the program's progress in addressing its three core goals: > developing a more sustainable financial model, improving access and impact, > and providing a digital space with multimedia capabilities for monographs. > http://bit.ly/jsp491d > > > > > > *The Open Textbook Toolkit: Seeding Successful Partnerships for > Collaboration between Academic Libraries and University Presses* > > Mira Waller <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Waller%2C+Mira>, William > M. Cross <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Cross%2C+William+M>, Lillian > Rigling <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Rigling%2C+Lillian> > > Libraries and university presses coexist in a complex and increasingly > consolidated scholarly communication ecosystem. Each brings different > strengths, values, and viewpoints that can inform and enrich a joint > project. In this paper we discuss potential barriers to and benefits of > collaboration between academic libraries and university presses and > introduce a case study of such a collaboration: the Open Textbook Toolkit. > This project, funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library > Services, is currently investigating the components needed to support > faculty in one discipline, psychology, who are considering adopting open > educational resources. By leveraging both library and press expertise, the > Toolkit represents one model for fruitful collaboration. > http://bit.ly/jsp491e > > > > > > *Evaluating and Promoting Open Data Practices in Open Access Journals* > > Eleni Castro <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Castro%2C+Eleni>, Mercè > Crosas <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Crosas%2C+Merc%C3%A8>, Alex > Garnett <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Garnett%2C+Alex>, Kasey > Sheridan <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Sheridan%2C+Kasey>, Micah > Altman <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Altman%2C+Micah> > > The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in attention from the > scholarly communications and research community to open access (OA) and > open data practices. These are potentially related because journal > publication policies and practices both signal disciplinary norms and > provide direct incentives for data sharing and citation. However, there is > little research evaluating the data policies of OA journals. In this study > we analyse the state of data policies for OA journals by employing random > sampling of the Directory of Open Access Journals and Open Journal Systems > journal directories and applying a coding framework that integrates both > previous studies and emerging taxonomies of data sharing and citation. This > study, for the first time, reveals both the low prevalence of data-sharing > policies and practices in OA journals, which differs from the previous > studies of commercial journals in specific disciplines. > > http://bit.ly/jsp491f > > > > > > *Gold Open Access Publishing in Mega-Journals: Developing Countries Pay > the Price of Western Premium Academic Output* > > Jacintha Ellers <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Ellers%2C+Jacintha>, Thomas > W. Crowther <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Crowther%2C+Thomas+W>, Jeffrey > A. Harvey <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Harvey%2C+Jeffrey+A> > > Open access publishing (OAP) makes research output freely available, and > several national governments have now made OAP mandatory for all publicly > funded research. Gold OAP is a common form of OAP where the author pays an > article processing charge (APC) to make the article freely available to > readers. However, gold OAP is a cause for concern because it drives a > redistribution of valuable research money to support open access papers in > ‘mega-journals’ with more permissive acceptance criteria. We present a > data-driven evaluation of the financial ramifications of gold OAP and > provide evidence that gold OAP in mega-journals is biased toward Western > industrialized countries. From 2011 to 2015, the period of our data > collection, countries with developing economies had a disproportionately > greater share of articles published in the lower-tier mega-journals and > thus paid article APCs that cross-subsidize publications in the top-tier > journals of the same publisher. Conversely, scientists from Western > developed countries had a disproportionately greater share of articles > published in those same top-tier journals. The global inequity of the > cross-subsidizing APC model was demonstrated across five different > mega-journals, showing that the issue is a common problem. We need to > develop stringent and fair criteria that address the global financial > implications of OAP, as publication fees should reflect the real cost of > publishing and be transparent for authors. http://bit.ly/jsp491g > > > > > > *Adoption of Open Access Publishing by Academic Researchers in Kenya* > > Wanyenda Chilimo <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Chilimo%2C+Wanyenda> > , Aggrey Adem <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Adem%2C+Aggrey>, Ajwang' > Nicholas Walter Otieno > <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Otieno%2C+Ajwang%27+Nicholas+Walter> > , Mary Maina <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Maina%2C+Mary> > > > > This study investigates Kenyan scholars' adoption of open access (OA). The > authors used a questionnaire to collect data from academic researchers at > selected Kenyan public universities. The findings of this study indicate > that while Kenyan researchers have embraced the concept of OA, challenges > such as a lack of mechanisms to guide academic researchers on where to > publish, a dearth of funding mechanisms to cover article processing > charges, and a lack of accreditation mechanisms for regional and national > journals are exposing Kenyan academic researchers to unscrupulous journal > publishers and predatory publishing outlets. OA advocates in Kenyan > universities need to devise innovative ways of raising awareness about OA, > and these universities should provide the environment, infrastructure, and > capacity building needed to support OA. http://bit.ly/jsp491h > > > > > > *Assessing the Openness of Anthropology Journals* > > Melody Dale <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Dale%2C+Melody>, Nickoal > Eichmann-Kalwara > <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Eichmann-Kalwara%2C+Nickoal>, Sheeji > Kathuria <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Kathuria%2C+Sheeji>, Mary > Ann Jones <http://www.utpjournals.press/author/Jones%2C+Mary+Ann> > > This study analyses the extent of gold open access (OA) publishing options > in 377 anthropology journals by applying a six-level coding scheme > (0=non-transparent publishing, 5=fully OA, i.e., free to read and publish > without embargo). This analysis is meant to simplify the process of > identifying OA journal publishing options in the discipline of > anthropology, in addition to sharing findings on some of the prominent > issues in OA publishing as they relate to anthropology journals, including > non-transparency among publishers and the prevalence and price of article > processing charges (APCs). We conclude that publishers should be more > transparent about their OA publishing options and policies by providing > conspicuous and straightforward information to potential authors. Further, > we find that in the anthropology scholarly communication ecosystem, APCs > for hybrid journals are more expensive than those for fully gold OA > journals, thus contradicting the assumption that gold OA is more costly to > researchers. *http://bit.ly/jsp491i* <http://bit.ly/jsp491i> > > > > > > *Reviews* > > > > *The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking** by Brooke Borel* > > Steven E. 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