Archives des mots-clés : scientific communication

Impact of publisher’s commercial or non-profit orientation on editorial practices: Moving towards a more strategic approach to supporting editorial staff

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Author : Katarina Krapež

This study was guided by previous research highlighting the significance of journal publishers’ commercial or non-profit orientations in shaping academic editors’ perspectives regarding the necessity of enhancing editorial and business practices. There is limited understanding of how the editor–publisher relationship varies based on publishers’ commercial orientation.

This study revealed five key factors influencing editors’ attitudes towards how publishers strive to provide high-quality publications: (i) availability of high-quality publication services; (ii) sufficient technological support and access to visibility-related data; (iii) accessible marketing and indexing services; (iv) access to continuous education for the editorial team; and (v) a balance between editorial autonomy and publisher support in managing the journal.

The study indicated that editors partnering with commercial publishers tended to receive more extensive and advanced services, better technological support, and more training opportunities, contributing to the production of superior end products.

However, working with commercial publishers resulted in the trade-off of less editorial independence, which sometimes compromised editors’ decision-making ability and made them feel uncertain about their further involvement. The study’s findings highlighted the importance of publishers adopting a more strategic approach to support their editorial staff, while considering the unique needs of each journal.

URL : Impact of publisher’s commercial or non-profit orientation on editorial practices: Moving towards a more strategic approach to supporting editorial staff

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1575

Pour quelles revues et publishers les chercheurs d’une université pluridisciplinaire travaillent-ils ?

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Auteur/Author :  Maxence Larrieu

Le document contextualise et présente une cartographie réalisée en 2022 à Université Paris Cité, dans le cadre de la plateforme éditoriale OPUS. Les activités éditoriales visées sont celles nécessaires au fonctionnement d’une revue scientifique, comme rédacteur en chef, relecteur ou plus largement membre des comités éditoriaux. La cartographie décrit les revues dans lesquelles les chercheurs de l’université exercent ces activités.

Elle se démarque par l’utilisation du récent outil OpenEditors, qui partage les données structurées des comités éditoriaux des principaux publishers. Cette méthode, enrichie manuellement, autorise une vue omnidisciplinaire appropriée pour l’université : environ 320 revues sont identifiées, 130 pour la santé, idem pour les SHS et moitié moins pour les sciences et techniques.

Les revues sont ensuite analysées manuellement selon différents critères : gouvernance, plateforme, publisher commercial et modèle économique. Les résultats, composés de 7 graphiques, sont précédés d’une explication de la méthode et du jeu de données réalisé. Enfin, des exemples d’utilisation de la cartographie sont proposés.

URL : https://hal.science/hal-04197253

Publication and collaboration anomalies in academic papers originating from a paper mill: Evidence from a Russia-based paper mill

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Author : Anna Abalkina

This study attempts to detect papers originating from the Russia-based paper mill ‘International Publisher’ LLC. A total of 1,063 offers to purchase co-authorship on a fraudulent papers published from 2019 to mid-2022 on the 123mi.ru website were analysed.

This study identifies at least 451 papers that are potentially linked to the paper mill, including one preprint, a duplication paper and 16 republications of papers erroneously published in hijacked journals.

Evidence of suspicious provenance from the paper mill is provided: matches in title, number of co-authorship slots, year of publication, country of the journal, country of a co-authors and similarities of abstracts. These problematic papers are co-authored by scholars from at least 39 countries and are submitted to both predatory and reputable journals.

This study also demonstrates collaboration anomalies in questionable papers and examines indicators of the Russia-based paper mill. The value of co-authorship slots offered by ‘International Publisher’ LLC from 2019 to 2021 is estimated at $6.5 million. Since this study only analysed a single paper mill, it is likely that the number of papers with forged authorship is much higher.

URL : Publication and collaboration anomalies in academic papers originating from a paper mill: Evidence from a Russia-based paper mill

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1574

Viewing research assessment, the academic reward system, and academic publishing through the power/knowledge lens of Foucault

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Author : Timothy D. Bowman

The academic research assessment system, the academic reward system, and the academic publishing system are interrelated mechanisms that facilitate the scholarly production of knowledge.

This article considers these systems using a Foucauldian lens to examine the power/knowledge relationships found within and through these systems. A brief description of the various systems is introduced followed by examples of instances where Foucault’s power, knowledge, discourse, and power/knowledge concepts are useful to provide a broader understanding of the norms and rules associated with each system, how these systems form a network of power relationships that reinforce and shape one another.

URL : Viewing research assessment, the academic reward system, and academic publishing through the power/knowledge lens of Foucault

DOI : https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2023.1179376

Simulating and Contrasting the Game of Open Access in Diverse Cultural Contexts: A Social Simulation Model

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Authors : Oswaldo Terán, Jacinto Dávila

Open Access is a global cause with the aim of allowing unrestricted access to all scientific research output in electronic formats. This paper presents a model for simulating the game of interests behind this cause in order to investigate ways of promoting the practice of open access. The model represents the following actors: Academics, Administrators, Funders, Publishers and Politicians. Five scenarios were developed to represent both realistic and ideal, interesting, situations.

The model was developed using the SocLab platform—a formalization of the sociology of organizational action. It is based on previous descriptions of the game and expert knowledge. A structural analysis permits us to examine the properties of the sub-model behind each scenario. The results corroborate certain intuitions about the scenarios representing realistic cases, e.g., they indicate that publishers, being isolated in their interests, are subject to strong pressures from other actors, who have a circumstantial alliance. Administrators take an intermediate stance in all scenarios.

The best scenarios for open access are those in which Politicians and Funders clearly support the cause by expressing mandates in that direction, backing academics. Surprisingly, the model shows that it is in the Publishers’ interest not to take an extremist position against open access.

URL : Simulating and Contrasting the Game of Open Access in Diverse Cultural Contexts: A Social Simulation Model

DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/publications11030040

Global visibility of publications through Digital Object Identifiers

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Authors : Houcemeddine Turki, Grischa Fraumann, Mohamed Ali Hadj Taieb, Mohamed Ben Aouicha

This brief research report analyzes the availability of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) worldwide, highlighting the dominance of large publishing houses and the need for unique persistent identifiers to increase the visibility of publications from developing countries.

The study reveals that a considerable amount of publications from developing countries are excluded from the global flow of scientific information due to the absence of DOIs, emphasizing the need for alternative publishing models.

The authors suggest that the availability of DOIs should receive more attention in scholarly communication and scientometrics, contributing to a necessary debate on DOIs relevant for librarians, publishers, and scientometricians.

URL : Global visibility of publications through Digital Object Identifiers

DOI : https://doi.org/10.3389/frma.2023.1207980

Interventions in scholarly communication: Design lessons from public health

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Authors : Micah Altman, Philip N. Cohen, Jessica Polka

Many argue that swift and fundamental interventions in the system of scholarly communication are needed. However, there are substantial disagreements over the short- and long-term benefits of most proposed approaches to changing the practice of science communication, and the lack of systematic, empirically based research in this area makes these controversies difficult to resolve. We argue that experience within public health can be usefully applied to scholarly communication.

Starting with the history of DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) application, we illustrate four ways complex human systems threaten reliable predictions and blunt ad-hoc interventions. We then show how these apply to interventions in scholarly publication – open access based on the article processing charge (APC), and preprints – to yield surprising results. Finally, we offer approaches to help guide the design of future interventions: identifying measures and outcomes, developing infrastructure, incorporating assessment, and contributing to theories of systemic change.

URL : Interventions in scholarly communication: Design lessons from public health

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v28i8.12941