Open Access for Postgraduates students
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The document discusses the challenges of traditional publishing, including access barriers, high costs, and the loss of rights when publishing research. It advocates for open access as a solution, allowing free and sustainable dissemination of research while improving visibility and citations for authors. Additionally, it highlights resources available at the University of Nottingham for authors to navigate these issues and enhance their professional standing.
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Open Access for Postgraduates students
- 1. Open Access & Nottingham eTheses & ePrints Postgraduate Publishing Workshop Gareth J Johnson, SHERPA, IS [email_address] University of Nottingham, November 2006
- 2. 1) Introduction Talk will cover Traditional publishing barriers to getting your publications read How to improve your readership & professional standing Some options to help here at Nottingham
- 3. 2) Barriers Ever tried getting hold of an international thesis? Does everyone have access to the same journals? To ensure that your work is read not enough to just submit/publish Publishing and indexing timescales are considerable
- 4. 3) Publishing Barriers Research is publicly funded Personal academic efforts Supported by institutions Authors sign away rights with publishers in order to publish Given away freely to publishers Publishers make huge pro££it$ Author gets no tangible reward And loses rights to copy material for colleagues, teaching etc… Institution potentially loses out on its investment
- 5. 4) Cost Barriers Not all libraries can subscribe to all journals During the period 1998-2003 RPI +11% Journal £ +58% Library budgets -29% Increasing prices decrease effective readership Even in the affluent West Nottingham pays between £30-9k/journal
- 6. 5) Routes to Read Read online journals Most subscription only Cost the University just as much Personal subscriptions never enough Obtain material physically Tricky for overseas material Variable or uncertain timescales Cost can be a problem
- 7. 6) Routes to being Read? Mount texts on your own site? How retrievable? Lower Google rankings for personal sites Long term availability What happens in 5-10 years? Will the format still be accessible Is it legal? Are you breaching your agreement with the publisher
- 8. 7) Open Access Frees research for the good of humanity Deposition of research into repositories Electronic versions of any research publication Freely available online - no subscription to read A particular constituency can donate Timely & rapid communication of ideas Sustainability built in Material available for years to come Repositories ensuring continued format accessibility Funders Compliance with OA now mandated by some research funders and boards
- 9. 8) Legality Who allows it? >90% of journals or 75% of publishers Conditions or restrictions Conditions allow deposition provided rules followed E.g. Not publishers version, pre/post print only Restrictions stop immediate deposition E.g. Embargos (6 months-2 years commonly) Open Access Publishing Peer reviewed titles with NO copyright transfer See the DOAJ for over 2000 globally Tools to help SHERPA/RoMEO Guide to variations between publishers SHERPA/JULIET Guide to Research Funder requirements
- 10. 9) Advantages Wider global readership Citations are the life blood of an academic career. Which means Improved citation rankings Faster communication Improved long term preservation Decreased potential plagiarism All leads to better: Personal & professional standing Departmental & Institutional respect/promotion
- 11. 10) Disadvantages OA self-archiving not always possible Restrictions from stakeholders & sponsors Rejection risk Ethical or commercial sensitivity Don’t take risks with your publishing! Can always revisit post-publication Publishers can change policies
- 12. 11) Nottingham repositories Two repositories at Nottingham Nottingham ePrints Nottingham eTheses Easy to use Submission takes 10 minutes Registration 1 st time only Small but growing collection Already high on search engine rankings OpenDOAR service searches
- 13. 12) Hints & Tips Save electronic copies of your publications Early versions as well as final Allows you to choose which version to deposit DO put your thesis into NETheses & papers into NEP Do read and submit to Open Access journals DON’T be afraid to ask for advice
Editor's Notes
- #2: Introduce self and thank host for the invite, and the students for their attention