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www.nfais.org/Best_Practices_Final_Public.pdf This association wishes to disseminate the document widely throughout the information community in order to generate discussion and get additional input. Houghton J, Rasmussen B, Sheehan P, Oppenheim C, Morris A, Creaser C, Greenwood H, Summers M, Gourlay A. Economic implications of alternative scholarly publishing models: exploring the costs and benefits. JISC EI-ASPM Project. A report to the Joint Information Systems Committee. JISC, 2009 (Document 510 Version 1.1). www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/rpteconomicoapublishing.pdf A detailed report on the ongoing debate on the economics of scholarly publishing and alternative publishing models; it focuses mainly on costs, pointing at the most cost-effective system, but not necessarily the cheapest. The report will help stakeholders understand the institutional, budgetary, and wider economic implications of three of the major emerging models for scholarly publishing: subscription publishing, open access publishing, and self-archiving. Research Councils in UK. Report on open access study. May 2009. www.rcuk.ac.uk/cmsweb/downloads/rcuk/news/oareport.pdf The purpose of RCUK’s independent study was to identify the effects and impacts of open access on publishing models and institutional repositories in light of national and international trends. This included the impact of open access on the quality and efficiency of scholarly outputs, specifically journal articles. In response to the study, the Chief Executives of the Research Councils have agreed that over time the UK Research Councils will support increased open access, by building on their mandates on grant-holders to deposit research papers in suitable repositories within an agreed time period, and extending their support for publishing in open access journals, including through the pay-to-publish model. Sandweiss J. Essay: the future of scientific publishing. Physical Review Letters 2009; May 11. http://prl.aps.org/edannounce/PhysRevLett.102.190001 Last in a series of nine essays written to celebrate last year’s 50th anniversary of Physical Review Letters. Both physicists and editors contributed to the series. This particular offering looks ahead to the future of scientific publishing and suggests that most difficult problems that it faces are a result of the ever-increasing volume of published scientific research. Aids to the individual physicist in wading through the mine of information include virtual journals and artificial intelligence programs. © Copyright 2009 by European Association of Science Editors Top of Page |
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