why do i publish with open publishing? speed easily accessible by others retention of copyright...
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Experiences of returning authors
David Torgerson Director York Trials Unit
University of York
BioMed Central Colloquium
Thursday 8th February 2007, The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
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Why do I publish with open publishing?
• Speed
• Easily accessible by others
• Retention of copyright (means copies can be held on your own website).
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Why not more?
• Perceived poor academic impact for some open access journals.
» Important when joint authors are junior academics and need to ‘beef’ up their CVs.
• Expense.» My University will no longer subscribe to an
open publisher. Consequently the cost deters me from publishing more.
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First BMC paper - speed
• Torgerson DJ, Bell-Syer SEM. Hormone replacement therapy and prevention of vertebral fractures: a meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2001, 2:7. » Total Downloads since publication approx
4400
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Last BMC paper
• Petherick ES, O'Meara S, Spilsbury K, Iglesias CP, Nelson EA, Torgerson DJ. Patient acceptability of larval therapy for leg ulcer treatment: a randomised survey to inform the sample size calculation of a randomised trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2006, 6:43. » Downloads 1318
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Where now?
• Must improve academic impact and reduce cost.
• Cost – perhaps liaise with funding bodies so that papers/protocols associated with a grant from a funding body is offered free publication.
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Summary
• My experiences with open publishing have been excellent.
• I recommend it to colleagues.
• Some reluctance due to lower impact factors than some ordinary journals.
• Cost can be a deterrent.