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December 22, 2004
BBC radio show on Scientific Publishing
Publish or Be Damned (scroll down to "p")
A program about the journals pricing crisis, scientific publishing, and new options in Open Access.
Posted by Donna Braquet at 11:04 AM
December 09, 2004
Optics Express Partners with SPARC
Optics Express, published by the Optical Society of America has been selected as a SPARC "Leading Edge" partner. Ranked in the top ten optics journals by ISI, Optics Express was among the first peer-reviewed open-access journals in the marketplace and has played an increasingly important role for OSA since the journal’s founding in 1997.
SPARC reports that from the beginning, OSA designed Optics Express to be an “author-centric” journal. Its online peer-review process and rapid turnaround from submission to publication -- averaging 47 days -- were groundbreaking steps. After an examination of new technologies and market needs, OSA elected to make access to articles free and recover costs through a publication fee. This has proven not to be a barrier to submission, and the journal never refuses a worthy article because the author cannot afford the fees. By 2002, Optics Express broke even, with revenue covering staffing, overhead and development costs, and this year, OSA will generate a modest net surplus. Optics Express receives its total revenue from publication charges, which are $450 for articles six pages and under, and $800 for articles over six pages.
The Optical Society of America (OSA) brings together an international network of the industry’s preeminent optics and photonics scientists, engineers, educators, technicians and business leaders. Representing more than 15,000 members from approximately 100 different countries, OSA promotes the worldwide generation, application and dissemination of optics and photonics knowledge through its meetings, events and journals. Since its founding in 1916, OSA member benefits, programming, publications, products and services have set the industry’s standard of excellence.
SPARC and SPARC Europe are initiatives of universities, research libraries, and library organizations that support increased competition in scholarly publishing. SPARC publishing partnerships and educational activities encourage expanded dissemination of research and reduced financial pressure on libraries. Worldwide membership currently includes over 300 institutions and organizations.
See more about SPARC Partners.
Posted by at 12:35 PM
December 07, 2004
SPARC Open Access Newsletter
The December issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, written by Peter Suber is now available. This newsletter is a summary of the more important issues and developments occuring during the month prior to its publication.
Posted by Donna Braquet at 12:29 PM
Highwire Free Journal Archive
Highwire Press now hosts more than 3/4 million free online peer-reviewed research articles. (Press Release)
Posted by Donna Braquet at 11:39 AM
December 01, 2004
Open Access Forum video (Cargenie Mellon)
Open Access Forum [videorecording]
Held in conjunction with the Cargenie Mellon University Libraries Advisory Board Visit, October 2004.
PANEL: Carnegie Mellon's Mark Kamlet and Mary Jo Dively, with Clifford Lynch (CNI) and Daviess Menefee (Elsevier).
Posted by Donna Braquet at 02:12 PM
ATA comment on NIH plan approval
The Alliance for Taxpayer Access has posted thier comments concerning the approval of the NIH public access plan.
Exerpt: "I am writing on behalf of the Alliance for Taxpayer Access (ATA) in support of the NIH proposed guidance, Notice Number NOT-OD-04-064, Enhanced Public Access to NIH Research Information. This timely proposal will make a substantial and highly useful resource of biomedical research far more widely available to many new and existing stakeholders.
The alliance is composed of universities, libraries, voluntary health agencies, and other entities seeking the benefits of greater access to research results. We believe American taxpayers are entitled to open access to the peer-reviewed scientific articles on research funded by the NIH. Open access to these reports will lead to usage by millions and will deliver an accelerated return on the taxpayers' investment in NIH. Widespread dissemination of these reports is an essential, inseparable component of our nation's investment in science."
[Source: Open Access News]
Posted by Donna Braquet at 01:20 PM
Institutional Respository Conference presentations
Presentations from a conference, Institutional Repositories: The Next Stage.
[Source: Open Access News]
Posted by Donna Braquet at 01:02 PM
NIH policy on public open access--APPROVED
The House-Senate conference committee has approved the NIH public access plan. Here's the official language, quoted in an ARL/SPARC press release.
[Source: Open Access News]
Posted by Donna Braquet at 12:43 PM