Mike Nason PRO
Open Scholarship and Publishing Librarian @ UNB Libraries // Metadata Nag and DOI Wrangler @ PKP // General Loudmouth and Malcontent
with mike nason, open scholarship & publishing librarian
research booster, january '23
In the world of monographs (books), textbooks, or other publications, some folks even get to make money! For their work! Imagine!
As a musician, this is a very cute idea to me.
Publishers take a cut for their service. Sure! And/or platforms do.
In the world of academic publishing (journals, in particular), the production of research is just part of the job.*
Authors aren't typically paid a portion of profits! Authors want and need to share their work to advance their careers.
Publishers take the whole cut.
5 companies publish more than 50 per cent of research papers, study finds.”
(CBC News, 2015)
I should note here that this is one of the most powerfully boring phrases you may ever see, but it was/remains a big deal.
I spent an irresponsible amount of time trying to get the DALL-E AI to make a fun "not to be confused with cereals crisis" image as a joke and I feel I need to embrace the sunk cost fallacy and share the best result. I'm a little disappointed, if I'm being honest.
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/
Now that you have a bit of a sense about how open access got started as a movement, let's talk about what OA looks like today.
As a realistic movement...
As a useful and appealing movement...
As a disruptor of publishing cultures.
Grant recipients are required to ensure that any peer-reviewed journal publications arising from Agency-supported research are freely accessible within 12 months of publication.
Grant recipients can publish in a journal that offers immediate open access or that offers open access on its website
within 12 months.
Grant recipients can deposit their final, peer-reviewed manuscript into an institutional or disciplinary repository that will make the manuscript freely accessible within 12 months of publication.
Find policies:
“Predatory” is a little misleading ‘cause
Researchers are under tremendous professional pressure to publish (or perish).
Researchers have a lot on their plate with increasing course loads, their own research, professional development, job precarity, and committee work.
Many/some/enough researchers are not equipped with the technical literacy to determine when they are dealing with a scam.
A lot of publishing culture is folk-wisdom within departments. Many programs fail to properly prepare early-career folks for the realities and processes of publishing.
Dear Dr. [Grad Student],
Hope things are good at your end. I read the jots of your research paper and found your work astonishing and would like to invite you to as our reviewer to facilitate our academic relationship. You can apply as a reviewer at https://globaljournals.org/board/apply-for-reviewer/for-computer-science
Additionally, we would like to add you to our research community. This will help you to connect and collaborate with other researchers around the globe in the domain of your research. May I know your research interests and your work domain?
Kindly acknowledge what some primary researches focused in university on your research field? We would like to collaborate on upcoming conferences in your university with you.
Further, you may visit the link below for journal's specification document at [link] which includes all journal metrics. Thank you, and we await your favorable response at the earliest.
Regards,
With Warm Regards,
Dr. Alexander S. Walker
Astt. Editor
Global Journals Organisation
Many publishers require you to sign over your copyright when you publish, making your research belong to them. This isn’t ideal. Push back.
There are a number of resources for determining where you might want to publish. Use them. Talk to colleagues. Scrutinize publishers.
I have your back!
Questions?
By Mike Nason
Open Scholarship and Publishing Librarian @ UNB Libraries // Metadata Nag and DOI Wrangler @ PKP // General Loudmouth and Malcontent