Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
toad.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Mastodon server operated by David Troy, a tech pioneer and investigative journalist addressing threats to democracy. Thoughtful participation and discussion welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

341
active users

toad.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.7

#APCs

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
Public
DOAJ

DOAJ and EZB: Working together for more visibility of information on publishing.

A new collaboration will see DOAJ and EZB contribute to greater transparency in scholarly publishing, empowering authors with the information they need to make informed publishing decisions

#DOAJ #metadata #APCs #transparency #ScholComm #OpenAccess

All details at blog.doaj.org/2025/04/10/doaj-

blog.doaj.orgDOAJ and EZB: Working together for more visibility of information on publishing – DOAJ Blog
Public *
petersuber

Today is the 23d birthday of the Budapest Open Access Initiative.
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

BOAI is still active and issued its 20th anniversary recommendations in 2022.
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

Unlike previous BOAI statements, which made many recommendations, the 20th anniversary statement deliberately focused on just a small number of top priorities:

1. Adopting #OpenInfrastructure
2. Reforming #ResearchAssessment
3. Moving away from #APCs
4. Moving away from #ReadAndPublish agreements.

I'm proud of my association with the #BOAI, #BOAI10, and #BOAI20.

Happy #ValentinesDay to all who are working for #OpenAccess worldwide.

www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.orgRead the Declaration – Budapest Open Access Initiative
Replied in thread
Public
petersuber

@neuralreckoning @internetarchive
Sorry if you already know this. The #NelsonMemo described #GreenOA policies. It required deposit in OA #repositories, not submission to OA #journals. Some publishers told authors that they'd have to pay #APCs to comply with the policy. But that was deception and spin. Compliance with the policy was always free of charge. When journals charge APCs to publish fed-funded research, it was to publish in those journals, not to comply with federal policy.

Public
petersuber

New study: "Current levels of implementation of #transformative agreements is insufficient to bring about a large-scale transition to full #OpenAccess."
doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00348

Reminder from the Budapest Open Access Initiative 20th anniversary statement, section 4.6: "Paying #APCs at hybrid journals [through these agreements] pays the journals to stay hybrid. It pays them to resist the conversion to full #OA that many institutions intend and predict when they enter the agreements."
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

#BOAI20#ReadAndPublish#ScholComm
Public *
petersuber

New study: "Our analysis demonstrates that research institutions seem to be ‘trapped’ in #transformative agreements [aka #ReadAndPublish agreements]. Instead of being a bridge towards a fully #OpenAccess world, academia is stuck in the #hybrid system."
cwts.nl/seminars/announcements

Reminder from the Budapest Open Access Initiative 20th anniversary statement, section 4.6: "Journals covered by [transformative or read-and-publish] agreements are…hybrid journals…Paying #APCs at hybrid journals [through these agreements] pays the journals to stay hybrid. It pays them to resist the conversion to full #OA that many institutions intend and predict when they enter the agreements."
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

#BOAI20#ScholComm
Public
petersuber

New study: "Undeclared [use of] #AI seems to appear in journals with higher citation metrics and higher article processing charges (#APCs), precisely those outlets that should theoretically have the resources and expertise to avoid such oversights."
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15218

arXiv logo
arXiv.orgSuspected Undeclared Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Academic Literature: An Analysis of the Academ-AI DatasetSince generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT became widely available, researchers have used them in the writing process. The consensus of the academic publishing community is that such usage must be declared in the published article. Academ-AI documents examples of suspected undeclared AI usage in the academic literature, discernible primarily due to the appearance in research papers of idiosyncratic verbiage characteristic of large language model (LLM)-based chatbots. This analysis of the first 500 examples collected reveals that the problem is widespread, penetrating the journals and conference proceedings of highly respected publishers. Undeclared AI seems to appear in journals with higher citation metrics and higher article processing charges (APCs), precisely those outlets that should theoretically have the resources and expertise to avoid such oversights. An extremely small minority of cases are corrected post publication, and the corrections are often insufficient to rectify the problem. The 500 examples analyzed here likely represent a small fraction of the undeclared AI present in the academic literature, much of which may be undetectable. Publishers must enforce their policies against undeclared AI usage in cases that are detectable; this is the best defense currently available to the academic publishing community against the proliferation of undisclosed AI.
#Misconduct#ScholComm
Public
petersuber

Watching with interest:

"While the #OpenAPC initiative has created an internationally recognized approach to the disclosure of funds in the area of publication fees [#APCs], there is still no such initiative for #subscription costs…Against this background, the #DFG project #Transform2Open [@Transform2Open] is striving for a national #transparency initiative [in #Germany] that addresses subscription as well as transformation and #OpenAccess contracts."
zenodo.org/records/14505423

ZenodoTransparenz in der Wissenschaft: Strategien für offene InformationsversorgungAbstract DE Sowohl die Open-Access-Strategie des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), als auch die Empfehlungen der Europäischen Kommission zu OA an die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten fordern wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen auf, die Transparenz rund um vertragliche Vereinbarungen mit Verlagen zu stärken. Auch die Allianz der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen adressiert dieses Thema. In der Praxis wird diese Forderung jedoch bis auf wenige Ausnahmen (z. B. die Offenlegung der DEAL-Verträge) nicht umgesetzt. Während im Bereich der Publikationsgebühren mit der Initiative OpenAPC ein international beachteter Ansatz zur Offenlegung der Mittel geschaffen wurde, steht eine solche Initiative z. B. für Subskriptionskosten noch aus. Vor diesem Hintergrund strebt das DFG-Projekt Transform2Open eine nationale Transparenzinitiative an, die sowohl Subskriptions- als auch Transformations- und OA-Verträge adressiert. Von besonderem Interesse sind der Umgang mit Non-Disclosure-Agreements und aktuelle Hindernisse für Transparenzbestrebungen. Auch praktische Verfahren zur Offenlegung von Kosten sind ein wichtiges Thema. Mit den Bestrebungen zur Öffnung von Forschungsinformationen, z. B. im Rahmen der Initiative „Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information“, ergeben sich darüber hinaus neue Möglichkeiten der Zusammenführung von Daten über Publikationen und ihre Kosten. Unter dem Tagungsmotto „Gemeinsame Infrastrukturen für eine offene Wissenschaft“ der 25. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Initiative für Netzwerkinformation (DINI) am 19. September 2024 in Potsdam wurden im Rahmen eines World-Café-Workshops thematisiert, welche Aspekte und Einrichtungen für eine prototypische Implementierung einer Transparenzinitiative zunächst fokussiert werden sollten. Gemeinsam wurden Herausforderungen bei der Umsetzung identifiziert, um die Umsetzung in die Praxis vorzubereiten. Der Workshop wurde gemeinsam von den DFG-Projekten Transform2Open und OA Datenpraxis angeboten. OA Datenpraxis unterstützt die Strukturbildung für die Open-Access-Transformation auf nationaler Ebene. Eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit Akteur:innen aus dem Projekt DEAL, OpenAPC, openCost und dem OA-Monitor besteht bzw. wird weiter ausgebaut. EN Both the Open Access strategy of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Commission's recommendations on OA to the EU member states call on scientific institutions to increase the transparency of contractual agreements with publishers. The Alliance of German Science Organizations also addresses this issue. In practice, however, with a few exceptions (e.g., the disclosure of DEAL contracts), this demand has not been implemented. While the OpenAPC initiative has created an internationally recognized approach to the disclosure of funds in the area of publication fees, there is still no such initiative for subscription costs, for example. Against this background, the DFG project Transform2Open is striving for a national transparency initiative that addresses subscription as well as transformation and OA contracts. Of particular interest are the handling of non-disclosure agreements and current obstacles to transparency efforts. Practical procedures for the disclosure of costs are also an important topic. Efforts to open up research information, e.g. as part of the “Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information” initiative, also open up new possibilities for combining data on publications and their costs. Under the motto “Shared infrastructures for open science”, a World Café workshop was held at the 25. annual conference of the Deutsche Initiative für Netzwerkinformation (DINI) on September 19, 2024 in Potsdam to discuss which aspects and institutions should initially be focused on for a prototype implementation of a transparency initiative. Implementation challenges were jointly identified in order to prepare for practical implementation. The workshop was offered jointly by the DFG projects Transform2Open and OA Datenpraxis. OA Datenpraxis supports the formation of structures for open access transformation at national level. Close cooperation with stakeholders from the DEAL project, OpenAPC, openCost and the OA Monitor exists or will be further expanded.
Public
v_i_o_l_a

"“Open Access APCs Are Already a Scam”: Knowledge and Opinions of Open Access and Article Processing Charges From Faculty at a Large Public University" @ Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication: doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.17647 #OpenAccess #APCs

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication“Open Access APCs Are Already a Scam”: Knowledge and Opinions of Open Access and Article Processing Charges From Faculty at a Large Public UniversityIntroduction: In the 2020s, open access (OA) continues to act as a challenging force in the ever-shifting landscape of scholarly communication. The objective of this study was to survey faculty at an R1 research institution about their perspectives on OA publishing, article processing charges (APCs), and knowledge of the institutional repository (IR). Methods: This study employed an anonymous online survey of 415 faculty members, with a response rate of 12.77% (53 responses). The survey collected both quantitative and qualitative data from respondents. Results and Discussion: Results showed engagement with OA publishing but skepticism of APCs as a reasonable alternative to subscription-based funding models. Survey respondents were also mostly unaware of the library’s IR self-archiving service. Conclusion: For-profit OA business models do not serve academics, and they and scholarly communications librarians should better collaborate to advocate for transitioning away from APCs. The article concludes by sharing how the author changed practice based on the results of the study.
Continued thread
Public
petersuber

Update with a comment.

Don't throw in the towel. First, reform research #assessment to move away from journal impact factors (#JIFs) and to pay more attention to the quality of research than the number of publications or where they published. Second, move away from #APCs. To make research #OpenAccess, favor no-APC #GreenOA and #DiamondOA over APC-based varieties.

BTW, the Budapest Open Access Initiative 20th anniversary statement makes both these recommendations. (Disclosure: I was a co-author.)
budapestopenaccessinitiative.o

www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.orgBOAI20 – Budapest Open Access Initiative
#BOAI#BOAI20
Public
Walled Culture

India spends $715 million on academic journals, but with the wrong kind of open access

Numerous articles here on Walled Culture have chronicled the struggles to turn the aspirations of open access to knowledge into reality. The central reason people do not have free digital access to all academic knowledge is that publishers have been successful in subverting attempts to provide it. Publishers are strongly motivated to undermine open access, since its successful implementation […]

#apcs #businessModels #diamondOa #funders #gatesFoundation #goldOa #grants #india #openAccess #plos #profits

walledculture.org/india-spends

ExploreLive feeds
About