An Overview of BioMed Central and the Growth of Open Access Publishing_

An Overview of BioMed Central and the Growth of Open Access Publishing_

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  An Overview ofBioMed Central and the Growth of Open Access Publishing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Technology Center (AFFRIT) 1st July 2013 Dr Nandita Quaderi Publisher, Biological Sciences
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  My Role andBackground • I joined BioMed Central in 2005 as an Acquisitions Editor • I am now Publisher (Biological Sciences) and have responsibility for: - The strategy that guides the expansion and development of BioMed Central's portfolio of 70+ biology journals - BioMed Central’s strategic journal acquisition activities in the Middle East, India and Far East • Background: - BA in Chemistry (U. Oxford) - PhD in Molecular Genetics (Imperial College, U. London) - Post-doc Human Genomics (TIGEM, Milan, Italy) - Lab Head MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London (funded by the Wellcome Trust)
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  Summary • What isthe open access (OA) publishing model? • A short introduction to BioMed Central’s journals
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  What is OpenAccess?
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  What is OpenAccess (OA)? Open access articles are defined by two fundamental criteria: • Price barriers (e.g. subscription fees) are removed • Permission barriers (e.g. copyright restrictions) are removed
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  Benefits of Publishingin an OA Journal Benefits of OA for readers Benefits of OA for authors Removal of subscription barriers allows immediate electronic access to peer-reviewed articles High visibility and maximum exposure of articles – increase chances of articles being noticed, read or cited Easy to search for articles of interest - can use Google as well as traditional indexing services such as PubMed No limits on article length or additional charges for inclusion of colour figures, video clips or large data sets Allowed to copy, distribute and re-use content as long as original article is correctly attributed Retain copyright of published content
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  Article-processing charges The article-processingcharge (APC; £1115-1475/ USD 1755 -2321) covers: • Editorial: handling of manuscripts • Technical: development, maintenance and operation of online journal platforms and manuscript handling systems • Production: Formatting and mark up of articles, inclusion in indexing services • Marketing: Making sure readers and authors know about the journal • Customer service: Responding to authors/readers No extra charge for inclusion of colour figures, videos/animations or large data sets (no limits on article length)
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  Creative Commons Licences •Allow redistribution and reuse of OA articles • Unlike traditional journals, copyright lies with authors, not publishers • Maximum dissemination CC BY Lets all others distribute, reuse and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation • Limited dissemination (several varieties) CC BY- NC This license lets others reuse and build upon your work non- commercially as long as they credit you for the original creation.
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  The Changing Landscapeof Open Access Publishing 2000 2013 And many more…
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  Growth in OpenAccess Journals
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  Growth in OpenAccess Articles Source: Anatomy of open access publishing: a study of longitudinal development and internal structure, Mikael Laakso and Bo-Christer Björk BMC Medicine, 2012, 10: 124
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  Growth in Submissionsand Publications (Japan)
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  Models of OpenAccess Publishing ‘Full’ Open Access‘Full’ Open Access •Whole journal is OA•Whole journal is OA ‘Green’ Open Access‘Green’ Open Access •Self-archiving of author manuscript on author website, institutional or subject-based repositories •Self-archiving of author manuscript on author website, institutional or subject-based repositories ‘Gold’ Open Access‘Gold’ Open Access •Article freely available from publisher website •Article freely available from publisher website ‘Hybrid’ Open Access ‘Hybrid’ Open Access • Selected articles are OA within a subscription journal • Selected articles are OA within a subscription journal
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  Open Access Publishingat Springer ‘Hybrid’ Open Access • Springer Open Choice: Article fee € 2000 / USD 3000 ‘Full’ Open AccessAuthors’ Rights / Green OA • Self-archiving of author’s accepted version • An estimated 12% of all scholarly articles are available through some form of ‘Green’ OA
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  Some Truths AboutOpen Access Journals • Open access journals have some of the highest Impact Factors in their fields • Open access journals have some of the most prestigious academics as Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members • Open access journal publishing is identical to subscription publishing, but content is distributed differently
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  • Wellcome Trust •RCUK • US National Institutes of Health • Howard Hughes Medical Institute • European Research Council • Almost 150 mandatory institution-wide open access policies world-wide e.g. Harvard University (Compact for Open Access Publishing Equity) Many Funders and Research Institutes Have Open Access Mandates
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  An Introduction toBioMed Central Journals
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  About BioMed Central •Launched first open access journal in 2000 • One of the largest global publishers of peer-reviewed open access journals • Became part of Springer in 2008 • Publishes >250 open access journals • All research articles published under Creative Commons license • Costs covered by article-processing charge (APC) or journal sponsors
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  • Top 20journals by Impact Factor • 3 main sets of journals - BMC Series journals - ‘Independent’ journals - ‘Hybrid’ journals The BioMed Central Portfolio
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  Top 20 Journalsby Impact Factor 1 Genome Biology 10.288 2 Particle Fibre Toxicology 9.178 3 BMC Medicine 6.679 4 BMC Biology 6.531 5 Breast Cancer Research 5.872 6 Retrovirology 5.657 7 Biotechnology for Biofuels 5.552 8 Molecular Cancer 5.134 9 Cell Communication and Signaling 5.093 10 Critical Care 4.718 11 J Hematology and Oncology 4.458 12 J Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 4.435 13 BMC Genomics 4.397 14 Alzheimers Research & Therapy 4.39 15 BMC Plant Biology 4.354 16 J Neuroinflammation 4.351 17 Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 4.315 18 Arthritis Research & Therapy 4.302 19 Cardiovascular Diabetiology 4.209 20 Molecular Brain 4.202
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  • Pioneering seriesof 60+ open access journals • Spanning biology and medicine • Academic Section Editors and Associate Editors handle peer review • 2000+ submissions per month • As a whole function as a ‘megajournal’ • Publish sound science; Separate evaluation of ‘soundness’ from ‘interest’ The BMC Series
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  • Broader interesttitles within the BMC series • Dedicated in-house Editorial teams • More commissioned material (reviews, commentaries, Q&As) than other BMC series journals
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  ‘Independent journals’ • Academicand clinical Editors-in- Chief • Growing number of society journals • Some leading journals within their fields – e.g. JCR ranks Veterinary Research highest amongst veterinary sciences journals; Retrovirology ranks 4/32 virology journals
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  Japanese Society Journals Acceptingsubmissions Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine Impact Factor = 0.63 Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology (JSPA) Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine
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  • In-house Editorialteams, academic Editorial Boards and Section Editors • Publish broad-interest research, reviews, comments, meeting reports • Collaborations with other publishers (Nature, Genome Research) • ‘Hybrid journals’: value-added subscription content
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  Towards Painless Publishing: Separatinginterest from soundness Peer review aims to establish • whether the research and its description/ interpretation is sound • level of interest The importance of interest levels and extent of advance is different depending on the editorial goals of the journal Separating soundness from interest level: BMC series, new ‘mega- journals’
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  Towards Painless Publishing: Journalcascades Flagships Subject-specific journals BMC Research Notes BMC series Independent Journals
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  ご清聴ありがとうございまし た。 Thank you foryour attention! Nandita Quaderi nandita.quaderi@biomedcentral.com www.biomedcentral.com Local BioMed Central contact: Natsu Ishii natsu.ishii@biomedcentral.com
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  Characteristics of OpenAccess • No barriers to access such as subscription costs • Research permanently available via the Internet • Licensed so as to allow redistribution and reuse (Creative Commons) • Archived in an internationally recognised repository (e.g. PubMed Central)
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