evolving publishing practices - presentation at iconference, 2014, berlin
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A presentation given by Emma Bruun, Publisher at Emerald Group Publishing, at the 2014 iConference in Berlin on the future of academic publishing and how scholarly publishing practices are changing. The aim of the presentation was to give an overview of ways in which publishers are evolving and developing new initiatives in order to support and assist researchers in disseminating their research. A bespoke, complimentary Guide entitled 'How to disseminate your work: simple ways to increase visibility and discoverability', written to accompany this presentation, was given out to interested researchers at the conference.TRANSCRIPT
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Evolving Publishing Practices
Emma BruuniConference 2014, Berlin4 March 2014
Evolving publishing practices
In this presentation we will discuss:
• How the scholarly publishing landscape is constantly changing and evolving
• The role of the publishing company
• Ways in which a publisher can help optimise the dissemination, visibility and online discoverability of an author’s work
• Some pros and cons of various routes to publication
Evolving publishing practices
The changing landscape of publishing
• The UK Government mandated that by April 2013 all publishers in the UK must offer an open access option for Government-funded research. Based upon compelling findings from the Finch Report.
• Traditional subscription-based publishing vs. open access:
PLoS One, BMJ Open, SAGE Open
The changing landscape of publishing
• A ‘hybrid’ open access model has been adopted by a number of publishers, including Emerald, Wiley-Blackwell, Routledge and Taylor & Francis
• Emerald now offers a Gold OA and Green OA route in all of their journal publications
The changing landscape of publishing
The peer review process
• Peer review is the process through which scholarly work is validated for accuracy and originality by experts in the field
• Much debate on the flaws of current peer review systems
• Traditional peer review operates on trust, as peer review comments are not made publically available to view
• Increasingly academics and researchers have more and more demands placed on their time and are looking to be rewarded for their contributions
The changing landscape of publishing
Open peer review• Examples of experimentation from third parties and academic
communities (such as Peerage of Science and PeerJ)
Loyalty schemes and credits• Partial credits towards APCs• Peer review linked to progression on Editorial Boards• Emerald offers 30% discount on all books and free access the journal
for 1 year, as well as annual ‘outstanding reviewer’ awards• Badges or accolades which can be listed on your academic CV
The changing landscape of publishing
In summary:
• Publishers must constantly be responding to the needs of the market and keep abreast of current debates
• Offer a variety of routes to publication to meet the demand of authors, readers and customers
• Do more to demonstrate how they are constantly increasing the quality of their publications and how the work they do on behalf of the author is of value
The changing landscape of publishing
The big question: “What’s next?”
The role of the publishing company
The publisher acts as a curator of quality content working on behalf of the subject community to:
• ensure high quality of all published articles• maximise dissemination of all published works and make these available in
various formats for use on a multitude of devices• increase online discoverability and visibility through search engine optimisation
and enriched metadata• maximise coverage in abstracting & indexing services• provide marketing support through email campaigns and promotion at events,
e.g. a conference or book launch • deliver content directly to readers through subscriptions• provide librarians with training and promotional support in order to enable them
to get the most out of their subscriptions• keep an electronic ‘Version of Record’ of all published works in perpetuity
The role of the publishing company
The role of the publishing company
Emerald’s Information & Knowledge Management eJournals collection is available to 2,908 institutions
worldwide
Emerald’s Library Studies eJournals collection is available to 4,404 institutions worldwide
Usage of the two collections totalled more than 2.6m individual article downloads in 2013
The role of the publishing company
The role of the publishing company
Additional services:
Guide to Getting Published
Annual Awards Programme: Outstanding
Reviewers, Editors and Papers
Author Satisfaction Survey
Useful resources
‘73 Things Publishers Do’ by Kent Anderson
http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2013/10/22/updated-73-things-publishers-do-2013-edition/
Scholarly Kitchen
http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/
Journal of Scholarly Publishing
http://www.utpjournals.com/Journal-of-Scholarly-Publishing.html
COPE Publication Guidelines
http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines
Emerald Group Publishing
www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com
Thank you!
Come along to our Meet the Editor sessionWednesday 5 March, 12:30-2:00pm, 3rd floor,
Room 1.307
Emma Bruun [email protected] Aimee Nixon [email protected]