Wakeling, S., Spezi, V., Creaser, C. et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Open access megajournals: The publisher perspective (Part 2: Operational realities). Learned Publishing, 30 (4). pp. 313-322. ISSN 0953-1513
Abstract
This paper is the second of two Learned Publishing articles in which we report the results of a series of interviews, with senior publishers and editors exploring open access megajournals (OAMJs). Megajournals (of which PLoS One is the best known example) represent a relatively new approach to scholarly communication and can be characterized as large, broad-scope, open access journals, which take an innovative approach to peer review, basing acceptance decisions solely on the technical or scientific soundness of the article. Based on interviews with 31 publishers and editors, this paper reports the perceived cultural, operational, and technical challenges associated with launching, growing, and maintaining a megajournal. We find that overcoming these challenges while delivering the societal benefits associated with OAMJs is seen to require significant investment in people and systems, as well as an ongoing commitment to the model.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). Learned Publishing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of ALPSP. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL (AHRC) AH/M010643/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2017 11:07 |
Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2017 11:46 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1118 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/leap.1118 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120846 |