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The article presents the methodology used by the Colombia Consortium to negotiate the first transformative agreements (TAs) in Latin America. These TAs are a strategy to manage costs associated with Article Processing Charges (APCs), facilitate the transition to Open Access (OA) and increase the visibility of Colombian publications. The road map for the design of TAs in Colombia is based on a methodology that considers both qualitative and quantitative aspects, with a key element being the analyses the scientific publication trends in Colombian institutions. This methodological route allowed the Colombia Consortium to sign with three commercial publishers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the forthcoming release of new federal agency public access plans as a result of the White House Office of Science and Technology Planning (OSTP) public access guidance (“the Nelson memo”), federally-funded authors will face new requirements to deposit their scholarly publications, without an embargo, in agency-designated public access repositories. These requirements will impact authors and their institutions. Federal agencies could improve clarity for authors by adopting the Federal purpose license found in existing federal regulations as a foundation for guidance language and implementation of the Nelson memo. Specifically, the Federal purpose license states that, “The Federal awarding agency reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so.

Background: Open Science Practices (OSPs) are essential when assessing research integrity and quality of Randomised Clinical Trials (RCTs). As dental caries represents a significant oral health burden, our objective was to identify and analyse the adoption of OSPs within RCTs focused on addressing this disease. Methods: We searched PubMed to retrieve RCTs related to dental caries published from January 2000 to March 2022. Two independent researchers assessed a random sample of these articles to evaluate their eligibility until reaching the minimum sample size. Then, the same examiners reviewed the included texts regarding the OSPs adopted in the articles. The collected variables related to OSPs were reporting guidelines, protocol registration, detailed methodology available, open-source software, statistical analysis code sharing, statistical analysis plan, data sharing, open peer review, and open access. Association analyses using logistic regression were conducted considering the publication year, the continent of the first author, impact factor and open-access policy of the journals (explanatory variables), and adoption of at least one OSP or one OSP other than open access (outcomes). The recommendations for adopting OSPs were assessed by reviewing the "Instructions for Authors" section of the most frequently used journals where the included papers were published. Results: 64.8% of the articles (95% Confidence Interval = 59.3–70.1%) adopted at least one OSP. However, no individual OSP was adopted by more than 50% of the articles. The most adopted practices were protocol registration (37.1%), the use of reporting guidelines (33.1%) and publishing open access (37.3%). These are also the OSPs most often recommended by journals in the Instructions for Authors. A few articles adopted other practices. Older articles presented a lower frequency of adopting these practices, and articles published in higher impact factor journals were positively associated with both outcomes. Conclusion: The RCTs published on dental caries demonstrate a low frequency of adoption of most OSPs. However, a trend toward increased adoption of these practices has been notable in recent years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Lower Saxony, the adoption of a revised legal deposit regulation incorporating the introduction of the new e-requirement for online publications, is imminent. The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library has been preparing for this in various projects focusing on open access transformation of publications in Lower Saxony. In this article, a key focus project, as well as one on identifying archiving responsibilities regarding deposit copies from Lower Saxony in K10plus, are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The academic publishing market is characterized by its oligopolistic market structure. Two aspects are particularly striking: Few large commercial publishers have high market shares in almost all research disciplines. This is reflected in high subscription and publication costs. At the same time, the majority of work for the journals is provided free of charge by researchers. The paradox can be explained by the tremendous importance of leading journals for researchers. Publishers turn this into market power. While key stakeholders in the market are primarily focusing on open access and open science, I argue in this article that competition plays a key role in increasing not only economic efficiency but also diversity and the participation of researchers. One exceptional option would be to shift the now-established "pay per article" system back to subscription models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research explores the effect of implementing educational open microcredentials on student motivation, engagement, and completion in open access online courses. Our case study reviews the impact on the Community of Learning for African PhD Fellows, a capacity-building project supporting PhD fellows in Sub-Saharan Africa. It builds on an analysis of data from learning analytics, surveys, and semi-structured interviews. Our case study findings indicate that course completion was low, in course offering rounds with and without online certification. Main hurdles to completion are lack of time and lack of direct career benefits or academic value attached to the course completion. We found that, while open access online courses are appreciated by PhD fellows, the implementation of open microcredentials did not provide an incentive towards completion of online courses for this population. Hard and soft copy certificates at this point are more appreciated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Natural product databases are an integral part of chemoinformatics and computer‐aided drug design. Despite their pivotal role, a distinct scarcity of projects in Latin America, particularly in Mexico, provides accessible tools of this nature. Herein, we introduce BIOMX‐DB, an open and freely accessible web‐based database designed to address this gap. BIOMX‐DB enhances the features of the existing Mexican natural product database, BIOFACQUIM, by incorporating advanced search, filtering, and download capabilities. The user‐friendly interface of BIOMX‐DB aims to provide an intuitive experience for researchers. For seamless access, BIOMX‐DB is freely available at www.biomx‐db.com [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractThis quarter’s report starts with a review of the one-day Potomac Technical Processing Librarians Annual Meeting, with topics focused on the status of linked data. Next is an American Association of Law Libraries Meeting and Conference session on format migration that, while given from a law library perspective, provides useful information for all professionals working through print to electronic format changes. The remainder of the conference reports are from the 2022 Charleston Conference and start with a virtual session on electronic resource licenses that is an excellent summary for those responsible for negotiating licenses. The in-person conference reports cover sessions on an assessment framework for negotiating transformative agreements, an overview of a new cooperative collections project that will be standards based, and one on mis- and dis-information with specific guidance for publishers and librarians’ collection development efforts. The final reports cover two panel sessions on preservation – one on the importance of digital preservation and the other on a preservation policy from NASIG. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the awareness, utilization, and challenges associated with Open Access electronic journals among librarians in selected university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was employed, and data were collected through a self-developed questionnaire administered to 95 professional librarians. The findings revealed a moderate level of awareness and utilization of certain Open Access journals, with resources like Library Philosophy and Practice, Library and Information Research, and Information Technology and Libraries being among the most widely known and utilized. However, challenges such as power failures, slow internet speed, and the overwhelming number of available resources hindered effective utilization. The study recommends improving IT infrastructure, raising awareness, fostering collaborations, and implementing user-friendly search interfaces to enhance the utilization of Open Access electronic journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gold Open Access (OA) journals are crucial for scholarly communication, highlighting the need for a thorough evaluation of their academic influence on different research fields. This study leverages the InCites platform to examine article‐level characteristics relating to 22 Essential Science Indicators (ESI) research fields, with a focus on the dynamics of gold OA articles, including gold OA uptake in the Chinese mainland and gold OA adoption in the domestic English‐language academic journal publishing of the Chinese mainland. The findings reveal that disparities in gold OA adoption across 22 ESI fields are more pronounced in the Chinese mainland compared with the world scenario. In the Chinese mainland, there is a significant polarization in gold OA publishing volumes across different ESI fields, particularly in Chemistry, Clinical Medicine, and Engineering. This study builds on the understanding of OA citation advantage (OACA) by incorporating gold OA publishing volume into a two‐dimensional framework, resulting in the development of a "distance" metric. It further categorizes gold OA citation effects into four quadrants: positive citation effects (quadrants A and B) and negative citation effects (quadrants C and D), based on category normalized citation impact (CNCI) and journal normalized citation impact (JNCI) indicators from the InCites database. The findings underscore the importance of developing tailored strategies to address field‐specific challenges and promote gold OA dynamics in the Chinese mainland; while prioritizing high‐quality gold OA journals is essential for fostering gold OA development in the rest of the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key points: The article processing charges (APC)‐based model of open access has constituted a major obstacle to achieving open access in developing countries.High exchange rates of local currencies to the dollar make sustaining the APC open access model impractical.Other approaches should be used to achieve equitable and inclusive open access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is a systematic examination of the open access status of research in two flagship language testing and assessment journals: Language Testing and Language Assessment Quarterly. Coding and analysing 898 articles, we investigated (a) the prevalence of open access in four aspects—open manuscripts, open materials, open data, and open code, and (b) the relationship between open access and various characteristics of research, tests, and researchers. Our study revealed a positive trend in the adoption of open access over time, with open manuscripts and materials showing notable increases. Open code and data have remained scarce, though with a recent uptick from a low base. Notably, logistic regression results suggest inequitable participation in open access as authors from the Global South were less likely to have open manuscripts. Recognising the potential role of flagship journals as trend and standard setters, we call on the field to (a) shift towards more equitable open access models, (b) balance intellectual property concerns with validation needs, (c) recognise open code and open data with protected access via dedicated badges, and (d) adopt Research Transparency Statements, a new reporting structure inclusive of methodological and epistemological differences in open research practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this letter, I first present examples of the adoption of Open Science by the language assessment industry. I then discuss some of the inevitable challenges language assessment professionals face as they continue to adopt Open Science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Open Science movement is taking hold around the world, and language testers are taking part. In this Viewpoint, I discuss how sharing, collaborating, and building trust, guided by Open Science principles, benefit the language testing field. To help more language testers join in, I present a standard definition of Open Science and describe four ways language testing researchers can immediately partake. Overall, I share my views on how Open Science is an accelerating process that improves language testing as a scientific and humanistic field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than a decade has passed since researchers began discussing predatory publishing, one of the most unethical practices in academia. Nevertheless, few attempts have been made to provide a comprehensive overview of the research on predatory publishing. Therefore, this study conducted bibliometric and topic analysis on 812 papers collected from the Web of Science database. The results showed that, although the annual publication volume decreased slightly in the last two years, the annual citations continued to rise. The United States and its institutions are global leaders in predatory publishing research. The most active journal was Learned Publishing, whereas the most influential was Nature. Furthermore, eleven research topics regarding predatory publishing, academic publishing, or the research community were identified and interpreted. Based on these results, this study discusses agendas such as highlighting the global interest in the issue, the need for large-scale collaboration and a sustainable research environment, promoting the issue of predatory publishing, and the importance of education for stakeholders. The findings are expected to help researchers and policymakers understand global research trends in predatory publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Science, technology, and medical (STM) journals have been pivotal in driving the development of open access (OA). This study explores the factors influencing the implementation of OA practices in STM journals through a qualitative analysis of the insights of seventeen STM journal editors in China. Using semi-structured interviews and grounded coding analysis, the authors identified five main categories and thirteen subcategories of factors that impact OA practices for STM journals. Subsequently, a theoretical framework that elucidates the positions and interrelationships of these categories is developed. The findings suggest that motivation and behavioural intention form the main storyline for STM journals' OA practices, while individual differences, social reference norms, and institutional policy context serve as situational influencing factors. This study offers valuable insights into the dynamics of scholarly communication and guides future OA movements in China and beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater is practiced worldwide as a measure to address water supply uncertainty. This paper focuses on a scenario in which an aquifer is open to multiple users and examines the impact of such an open-access environment on the stabilization function of conjunctive management. We construct a non-cooperative stochastic dynamic game model where multiple users utilize groundwater intake from a common aquifer as a complement to fluctuating surface water. We also propose a simpler baseline applicable to dynamic environments to compute the benefits of the stabilization function when users are unable to adjust groundwater intake to surface water uncertainties. We then apply the model to the real-world case of the water supply environment of the Cao'e River in China. Simulation results show that open access leads to diminishing stabilization values as higher pumping costs due to declining stocks lead to a weakening of users' incentive to utilize groundwater flexibly. Furthermore, the stabilization function itself is destabilized as the number of users increases. This is because greater groundwater intake and a decline in stocks amplify variations in pumping costs caused by different patterns of surface-water fluctuation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Study Background and Aims: There are marked barriers to research and publishing for low- and middle- income country (LMIC) ENT researchers. This could be reflected in LMIC journal characteristics and research, which has never been investigated. We aim to characterize differences in the number, geographic distribution, publishing costs, reach, number of articles, citations, and impact factors of high-income country (HIC) journals compared to LMIC journals. Methods: We included journals listed under the category "Otorhinolaryngology' in three major journal databases. From journal websites, we collected data related to financial model, waiver policy, access, and distribution. Additionally, from the Clarivate Journal Citation Reports 2022, we collected the following journal metrics: total articles, total citations, journal citation indicator, journal impact factor (JIF), 5-year JIF, and JIF without self cites. Results: 79.7% HIC journals offered English editing services, compared with 25.0% of LMIC journals. Additionally, 40.0% of HIC journals are solely open access compared with 92.0% in LMICs. Lower journal metrics were seen in LMIC journals, including 2022 mean total articles (107 HICs vs. 60 LMICs), total citations (4296 vs. 751), journal citation indicator (0.88 vs. 0.35), and journal impact factor (12.68 vs. 0.82). Conclusion: We have identified substantial differences in the distribution, English editing services, and journal metrics of HIC journals compared to LMIC journals. These may point to potential barriers to publishing and research access for those in LMICs. To support LMIC research, future work should evaluate opportunities to increase the number of ENT journals in LMICs, expand open access publishing, improve access to language services, and increase LMIC research impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Open Access (OA) publication often entails payment of Article processing charges (APCs), particularly in the so-called Hybrid and Gold journals. The growth of Gold OA publications linked to the development of OA mandates has forced funders, research institutions, and researchers to develop strategies to pay APCs. Thus, this research tries to estimate the percentage of the budget of the projects funded by the Spanish State Plan for the Generation of Knowledge and Scientific and Technological Strengthening of the R&D&I, Spain's two main public project funding calls in Spain. The period studied is 2013–2019. Additionally, we study the relationships between publication intensity, funding attraction, and the availability of OA journals with APC expenditure at the area level. The results show that €45.87 million were spent on APCs, with most projects spending 3–8% of their budgets. However, numerous outliers with rates over 10% suggest further study on the role of APCs in the financial performance of the research activity. Estimations shown in the paper have to be taken cautiously as the APCs of the publications related to the projects studied in this analysis might not have been fully paid with the projects' budget but using other funding strategies. Further research is needed to address the researchers' decisions better when paying APCs. Finally, publication intensity, funding attraction, and the availability of OA journals are highly correlated with the investment in APCs in different fields. These results show that the current APC framework affects disciplines differently and raises questions about alternative publishing and funding models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: This study has been focused on assessing the Open Science scenario of cancer research during the period 2011–2021, in terms of the derived scientific publications and raw data dissemination. Methods: A cancer search equation was executed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded, collecting the papers signed by at least one Spanish institution. The same search strategy was performed in the Data Citation Index to describe dataset diffusion. Results: 50,822 papers were recovered, 71% of which belong to first and second quartile journals. 59% of the articles were published in Open Access (OA) journals. The Open Access model and international collaboration positively conditioned the number of citations received. Among the most productive journals stood out Plos One, Cancers, and Clinical and Translational Oncology. 2693 genomics, proteomics and metabolomics datasets were retrieved, being Gene Expression Omnibus the favoured repository. Conclusions: There has been an increase in oncology publications in Open Access. Most were published in first quartile journals and received higher citations than non-Open Access articles, as well as when oncological investigation was performed between international research teams, being relevant in the context of Open Science. Genetic repositories have been the preferred for sharing oncology datasets. Further investigation of research and data sharing in oncology is needed, supported by stronger Open Science policies, to achieve better data sharing practices among three scientific main pillars: researchers, publishers, and scientific organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractThe study examines whether there exist any similarities in impact, author collaboration, and prestige between Open Access (OA) and Subscription based (SB) Library and Information Science (LIS) journals. The study selected highly appearing 32 core LIS journals in all four quartiles of SCImago database during 2018–2022. The Scopus database was utilized to extract CiteScore, SNIP, Total Articles, Citations, and publications data from 2018 to 2022, while h5-index was calculated manually and SJR scores were extracted from SCImago. Statistical tests (Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test) were conducted in R software, guided by normality and variance checks. The study reveals that SB LIS journals outperformed OA LIS journals in terms of impact and prestige based on several statistical tests on CiteScore and h5-index data. However, there was no significant difference in SNIP indicator for both datasets. On the contrary, the study revealed similarities in the degree of author collaboration in both datasets, with no significant difference. Besides, the study also determines SB LIS journals have a significant advantage in articles published per year and citations garnered per year during the study period. The insights of this study would help LIS researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers to consider OA publishing as an alternate medium for scholarly communication. It is vital for OA LIS journal stakeholders to consistently improve productivity, quality, and the peer review process, to slowly diminish the gap between OA and SB journals in terms of impact and prestige. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Institutional Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) are already able to gather a wide range of metadata for multiple entities related to the research activity conducted at a university. However, as the Open Science landscape becomes ever more complex, new opportunities arise for these systems to hold even more data in the characteristic interlinked fashion of the CERIF data model. This contribution explores possible mechanisms to use institutional CRIS to tag bibliographic records for research publications to mark the application of new Open Science-related workflows. Emphasis is made on how to identify publications to which Open Access Rights Retention policies have been applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) and Institutional Repositories (IR) initially involved distinct systems with different objectives, functionalities, standards, and user groups. They both contribute to the "fourth paradigm" of data-intensive scientific discovery, representing a shift in scientific practices enabled by information and communication technology. Despite a historical separation and discussions on data ingestion, exchange, and interoperability, there has been a convergence and even merging of CRIS and IR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Open access (OA) has emerged as a modern academic publishing paradigm that strives to provide all members of society with free access to scholarly knowledge.The content creators are generally agreed that researchers' scholarly work (e.g. books, theses, and research papers) should be freely accessible on the web for wider community use without any financial, legal, or technological limitations other than the author's right of acknowledgment and citation. For developing nations such as Pakistan, OA is an essential trend. The present study is aimed to assess thebehavior of faculty members to publish in OA outlets from the perspective of the decomposed theory of planned behavior (DTPB). It further explores the moderating role of self-efficacy on the association of attitude towards behavior (ATB), subjective norms (SN),perceived ease of use (PEU) and perceived usefulness (PU) with the actual behavior of university faculty members towards OA publishing .A quantitative survey research design based on a cross-sectional approach was applied to investigate the phenomenon. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 338 faculty members of the University of the Punjab, and Riphah International University .The results of the study showed a positive significant association of ATB,PEU, PU and SN with the actual behavior of publishing in OA. Furthermore, the findings revealed that self-efficacy positively moderates the association of ATB, PEU, PU and SN with the actual behavior of publishing with OA systems. This study will hopefully contributed to the insights how to facilitate the faculty members as they are the key contributors to OA publishing outlets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Open-access journals of Library and Information Science (LIS) have been a key medium for library professionals and academicians to publish their research results. The publication policy of the journals is a significant aspect for the authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers, which becomes guidelines to assist all the stakeholders' work under policies. Purpose: The study is conducted to find out the status of the publication policy and editorial policies of Open Access (OA) journals of Library and Information Science which are indexed by publishers from various countries in the SCOPUS, Web of Science, University Grant Commission (UGC) Care List, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), etc. The study was conducted to find out and assess the indexing of OA journals in the citation database and their countries, factors of publication and editorial policy, periodicity, archiving policy, publication fees, and ethical perspectives in the societal context. Design/methodology/approach: The study was initiated by the selection of 151 OA journals of library and information science that are indexed in the citation database, UGC Care List, DOAJ, etc., and after scrutinizing the websites, the database was worked out in an Excel sheet made for this purpose. This is needed because the policies differ from journal to journal, and researchers are often confused as to which one would be the best to follow for their research results. Findings: The USA has indexed the highest number of 21.38% of OA journals in the LIS database. It was found that 82.12% of OA journals preferred the "Double Blind Peer Review" review process; the CC-BY copyright licensing policy is adopted by 46.36% of OA journals; more than 88.74% of journals do not charge for article processing; and 93.37% of OA journals levied an article submission charge. 58.94% of OA journals have a plagiarism policy that ensures the purity and authenticity of the publications; however, it is very low and needs to be adopted for the integrity of the research. Practical implications: In order to conduct a study that was dispersed among all journals separately and make use of the material that was available to stakeholders-- researchers, librarians, academicians, etc.--the authors faced the issue of gathering all the necessary information in one location. The analysis of the LIS journals served as the study's sole foundation. Originality/value: In order to evaluate trends, kinds, and natures of policy patterns, this research shows how to analyze editorial and publication policies in a thorough and instructive manner. In order to support scientists, academics, and researchers in their work as they prepare research articles for journal publication, it is also necessary to develop inclusive policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Finding a suitable open access journal to publish academic work is a complex task: Researchers have to navigate a constantly growing number of journals, institutional agreements with publishers, funders' conditions and the risk of predatory publishers. To help with these challenges, we introduce a web-based journal recommendation system called B!SON. A systematic requirements analysis was conducted in the form of a survey. The developed tool suggests open access journals based on title, abstract and references provided by the user. The recommendations are built on open data, publisher-independent and work across domains and languages. Transparency is provided by its open source nature, an open application programming interface (API) and by specifying which matches the shown recommendations are based on. The recommendation quality has been evaluated using two different evaluation techniques, including several new recommendation methods. We were able to improve the results from our previous paper with a pre-trained transformer model. The beta version of the tool received positive feedback from the community and in several test sessions. We developed a recommendation system for open access journals to help researchers find a suitable journal. The open tool has been extensively tested, and we found possible improvements for our current recommendation technique. Development by two German academic libraries ensures the longevity and sustainability of the system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Access to research papers is crucial for any domain, including medicine and dentistry, as it supports evidence-based practice, fosters academic growth, and enables the advancement of scientific knowledge. Sci-Hub, a widely known platform known as a shadow library website that provides free access to millions of research papers, has emerged as a significant source for accessing research papers, and the founder of sci-hub is hailed as a robin- hood of science. Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to assess the awareness of Sci-Hub among dental, medical, and other biomedical researchers. An online survey was conducted to gather data on participants' familiarity with Sci-Hub, its usage patterns, perceived ease of access, and opinions on its legality and impact on the scientific community. Additionally, the study explored participants' awareness of the founder of Sci-Hub, Alexandra Elbakyan, and their views on the legal challenges she faces. The survey also addressed the participants' experiences with difficulties in accessing research papers, beliefs on the benefits of open access, suggested improvements to the current publishing system, and any obstacles encountered in publishing their own research papers. Materials and Methods: This study utilized a questionnaire-based survey to collect data on the experiences and opinions of researchers regarding difficulties accessing research papers, the impact of open access, and suggested changes to the current publishing system. The survey was distributed via WhatsApp, resulting in a total of 109 participants. The questionnaire consisted of 20 questions categorized as basic information, publication challenges, and awareness about sci-hub. The questions delved in to the participants' experiences with accessing research papers, beliefs about open access, suggested changes to the publishing system, difficulties faced in publishing their own research papers, and most importantly the power of sci-hub for research. Results: The results of the study indicated that a significant portion of participants (56.9%) reported facing difficulties accessing research papers frequently, while 40.4% reported facing difficulties occasionally. Regarding the belief in the impact of open access, the majority of participants (92.7%) strongly agreed that open access to research papers can advance scientific knowledge and improve public health. When asked about changes to the current publishing system, a considerable percentage of participants (45.9%) suggested that ‘all journals should become open access,’ while 11.0% proposed a reduction in article processing fees. Notably, 94.5% of participants who had published research papers reported difficulties accessing the necessary literature, and 34.9% faced challenges paying publication fees. These findings highlight researchers' widespread difficulties in accessing research papers and the need for more accessible publishing practices like gold open access. Conclusion: The findings from this study provide insights into the opinions of dental, medical, and other biomedical research professionals regarding sci-hub. This research will contribute to the existing literature on the impact of sci-hub, shedding light on the potential implications for publishers and policymakers. This study aims to facilitate informed discussions and support evidence-based decisions to enhance access to scientific literature, ultimately improving the academic environment and fostering scientific progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first case of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) in Greece is presented. LCPD, a rare disease, is discussed using the Digital Atlas of Ancient Rare Diseases (DAARD), which tests the benefits of the database for diagnosing and contextualizing the new case with 42 archaeological cases of LCPD recorded in the DAARD. A 30–40-year-old, probable male individual was found at the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece, dating to 500–700 CE. Biological sex, age-at-death and pathological changes were investigated using macroscopic and osteometric methods. The DAARD provided the typical characteristics of LCPD. Pathological changes in both hip joints without any other related changes in the skeleton corresponded to the skeletal features of LCPD. The DAARD produced 42 cases of LCPD, most of which from Europe, with a preference for male sex and unilateral involvement of the hip joint. The DAARD aids in diagnosing rare diseases and interpreting new cases in the context of already known studies. This study shows that the DAARD has the potential to help researchers move beyond the level of single case studies and create a broader picture of the history of rare diseases. This paper focuses on the benefits of the DAARD in relation to LCPD but not all rare diseases have been included in the database. More rare diseases from archaeological contexts should be added to the DAARD to create a base for the interpretation of their history and expand our understanding of rare diseases in the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Partaking in the editorial process of an academic journal is both a challenging and rewarding experience. It takes a village of dedicated individuals with a vested interest in the dissemination and sharing of high-quality research outputs. As members of the editorial team of an open access data journal, we reflect on the emergence of data-driven open research, a new journal genre (data paper), and a new journal type (data journal) in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS). Access to data—the currency of empirical research—is valuable to the research community, crucial to scientific integrity, and leads to cumulative advancements in knowledge. It therefore requires significant investment and appropriate venues for dissemination. We illustrate the necessity of raising awareness about data-driven open research and best practices in data-driven publishing. We discuss how it involves building a community of authors and readers, establishing a company of editors, reviewers, and support staff, and passing on the practice, which has been challenging the status quo in research and publishing. Potential future directions are considered, including data peer review and reward, recognition, and funding structures for data sharing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose The influence of Open Access (OA) on the citation impact of scholarly articles remains a topic of considerable debate. This study aims to elucidate the relationship between OA publication and citation metrics, as well as article visibility, within the context of the Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ). Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of 373 articles published in PMJ between 2020 and 2021. Data on OA status, citations, page views, PDF downloads, and other relevant variables were extracted from Journal Citation Reports and PMJ's official website. Multivariable linear regression and other statistical analyses were used to assess the impact of OA on these metrics. Results OA articles (n  = 78) demonstrated significantly higher citation counts, page views, and PDF downloads compared with subscription-based articles (n  = 295). Specifically, OA articles showed a significant increase in citation frequency with a β coefficient of 25.08 and a 95% CI of 17.168–32.992 (P  < .001). Similarly, OA status was independently associated with increases in page views [β = 288.636, 95%CI: 177.749–399.524, P  < .001] and PDF downloads [β = 118.966, 95%CI: 86.357–151.575, P  < .001]. Strong correlations among total citations, page views, and PDF downloads were observed in both OA and subscription articles. Conclusion The study highlights a significant and independent association of OA publishing with increased citation counts, page views, and PDF downloads in PMJ, suggesting that OA articles have broader reach and greater visibility. Further research, including randomized controlled studies across various journals, is needed to confirm these findings and explore the full impact of OA publishing. Key message 1. What is already known on this topic: Prior research on the impact of Open Access (OA) on scholarly articles has produced mixed results, with some studies indicating a citation advantage for OA articles in various fields, while others found no significant difference. This inconsistency in findings across disciplines highlighted the need for a focused study on the citation impact of OA in specific journals such as the Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ). 2. What this study adds: Our study uniquely demonstrates that OA articles in PMJ are associated with significantly higher citation counts, page views, and PDF downloads compared with subscription-based articles. It highlights a notable correlation between OA article visibility (as measured by page views and downloads) and citation counts, thereby enriching the current understanding of the benefits of OA publishing. 3. How this study might affect research, practice, or policy: These findings suggest a considerable advantage of OA publishing in increasing the visibility and impact of research. They highlight the potential benefits for journals and policymakers in advocating OA publications and underscore the strategic advantage for researchers in opting for OA to achieve wider dissemination and impact. This study may also serve as a catalyst for further research into the varied effects of OA across different disciplines and journal types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the advance of the Open Access (OA) movement, most scholarly production can only be accessed through a paywall. We conduct an international survey among researchers (N = 3304) to measure the willingness and motivations to use (or not use) scholarly piracy sites, and other alternatives to overcome a paywall such as paying with their own money, institutional loans, just reading the abstract, asking the corresponding author for a copy of the document, asking a colleague to get the document for them, or searching for an OA version of the paper. We also explore differences in terms of age, professional position, country income level, discipline, and commitment to OA. The results show that researchers most frequently look for OA versions of the documents. However, more than 50% of the participants have used a scholarly piracy site at least once. This is less common in high-income countries, and among older and better-established scholars. Regarding disciplines, such services were less used in Life & Health Sciences and Social Sciences. Those who have never used a pirate library highlighted ethical and legal objections or pointed out that they were not aware of the existence of such libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BACKGROUND: This paper discusses how collective intelligence (CI) methods can be implemented to improve government data infrastructures, not only to support understanding and primary use of complex national data but also to increase the dissemination and secondary impact of research based on these data. The case study uses the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS), a member of the UK family of census/administrative data longitudinal studies (UKLS). METHODS: A stakeholder-engaged CI approach was applied to inform the transformation of the NILS Research Support Unit (RSU) infrastructure to support researchers in their use of government data, including collaborative decision-making and better dissemination of research outputs. RESULTS: We provide an overview of NILS RSU infrastructure design changes that have been implemented to date, focusing on a website redesign to meet user information requirements and the formation of better working partnerships between data users and providers within the Northern Ireland data landscape. We also discuss the key challenges faced by the design team during this project of transformation. CONCLUSION: Our primary objective to improve government data infrastructure and to increase dissemination and the impact of research based on data was a complex and multifaceted challenge due to the number of stakeholders involved and their often conflicting perspectives. Results from this CI approach have been pivotal in highlighting how NILS RSU can work collaboratively with users to maximize the potential of this data, in terms of forming multidisciplinary networks to ensure the research is utilized in policy and in the literature and providing academic support and resources to attract new researchers.

Abstract Background Open Science Practices (OSPs) are essential when assessing research integrity and quality of Randomised Clinical Trials (RCTs). As dental caries represents a significant oral health burden, our objective was to identify and analyse the adoption of OSPs within RCTs focused on addressing this disease. Methods We searched PubMed to retrieve RCTs related to dental caries published from January 2000 to March 2022. Two independent researchers assessed a random sample of these articles to evaluate their eligibility until reaching the minimum sample size. Then, the same examiners reviewed the included texts regarding the OSPs adopted in the articles. The collected variables related to OSPs were reporting guidelines, protocol registration, detailed methodology available, open-source software, statistical analysis code sharing, statistical analysis plan, data sharing, open peer review, and open access. Association analyses using logistic regression were conducted considering the publication year, the continent of the first author, impact factor and open-access policy of the journals (explanatory variables), and adoption of at least one OSP or one OSP other than open access (outcomes). The recommendations for adopting OSPs were assessed by reviewing the “Instructions for Authors” section of the most frequently used journals where the included papers were published. Results 64.8% of the articles (95% Confidence Interval = 59.3–70.1%) adopted at least one OSP. However, no individual OSP was adopted by more than 50% of the articles. The most adopted practices were protocol registration (37.1%), the use of reporting guidelines (33.1%) and publishing open access (37.3%). These are also the OSPs most often recommended by journals in the Instructions for Authors. A few articles adopted other practices. Older articles presented a lower frequency of adopting these practices, and articles published in higher impact factor journals were positively associated with both outcomes. Conclusion The RCTs published on dental caries demonstrate a low frequency of adoption of most OSPs. However, a trend toward increased adoption of these practices has been notable in recent years.

The paper analyzes the trajectory of development of the scientific periodical "Bulletin of the Medical Institute 'REAVIZ': Rehabilitation, Doctor and Health", examining the key challenges and problematic aspects faced by the journal's editorial board in the course of its current work. Overall, attention is paid to the systematic correction of the main vectors of improving editorial policy in accordance with the best international practices of publishing scientific journals, issues of improving the quality of published materials, deepening the review processes and strict selection of articles for publication, attracting authors from various regions of Russia and foreign countries, analyzing the prospects for developing the practice of publishing accompanying digital data and resources along with textual materials, increasing citation and indexing of the journal in authoritative databases, as well as promoting an open access policy. Based on the results of the analysis, specific plans for the further progressive development of the journal "Bulletin of the Medical Institute 'REAVIZ'" are formulated.

Many institutions face low deposit rates with their institutional repositories despite investing substantial resources in implementing and supporting these systems. Deposit rates are higher in IRs that offer mediated deposits; however, this can be a time and labor intensive process. This article describes a method for copying open access articles and corresponding descriptive metadata from open repositories for archiving in an institutional repository using Beautiful Soup and Selenium as web scraping tools. This method quickly added hundreds of articles to an IR without relying on faculty participation or consulting publisher policies, increasing repository downloads and usage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publication status of dental journals in Japan was examined, with a focus on metrics such as Journal Impact Factor (JIF), Eigenfactor, Article Influence Score, and percentage of open access. A total of 18 journals published by Japanese dental organizations were identified in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), with JIF values ranging from 0.4 to 6.6. The highest JIF was observed in The Japanese Dental Science Review. Additionally, 16 journals were not listed on the JCR. The authors explored the implications of these findings on the visibility and impact of Japanese dental research, and discussed the potential benefits of embracing open-access publications for greater global dissemination. This study highlighted the opportunities for journals to enhance their international recognition by meeting the criteria for JIF inclusion and embracing open-access publications. By adopting effective publication strategies, the dental community in Japan will be able to contribute to the advancement of dentistry globally, ensuring broader accessibility and recognition of its research contributions.

The purpose of the current article is to provide an overview of an open-access audiovisual aggregation and search service platform developed for Greek audiovisual content during the OAVA (Open Access AudioVisual Archive) project. The platform allows the search of audiovisual resources utilizing metadata descriptions, as well as full-text search utilizing content generated from automatic speech recognition (ASR) processes through deep learning models. A dataset containing reliable Greek audiovisual content providers and their resources (1710 in total) is created. Both providers and resources are reviewed according to specific criteria already established and used for content aggregation purposes, to ensure the quality of the content and to avoid copyright infringements. Well-known aggregation services and well-established schemas for audiovisual resources have been studied and considered regarding both aggregated content and metadata. Most Greek audiovisual content providers do not use established metadata schemas when publishing their content, nor technical cooperation with them is guaranteed. Thus, a model is developed for reconciliation and aggregation. To utilize audiovisual resources the OAVA platform makes use of the latest state-of-the-art ASR approaches. OAVA platform supports Greek and English speech-to-text models. Specifically for Greek, to mitigate the scarcity of available datasets, a large-scale ASR dataset is annotated to train and evaluate deep learning architectures. The result of the above-mentioned efforts, namely selection of content, metadata, development of appropriate ASR techniques, and aggregation and enrichment of content and metadata, is the OAVA platform. This unified search mechanism for Greek audiovisual content will serve teaching, research, and cultural activities. OAVA platform is available at: https://openvideoarchives.gr/. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most modern language technology for proofing tools, machine translation and other applications is based on machine learning. However, very few Indigenous languages have the necessary amount of texts for making tools based on this technology. When most language technology is based on large language models (LLMs), it bears the risk of most of Indigenous language online text being produced by neural text generation. The result would be that online texts cannot be trusted as a source for authentic Indigenous languages anymore. An alternative is the work done at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway during the last 20 years, based on linguistics. Sámi language tools have been made available for both industry and language communities, with open licenses. These have been widely used by translators, teachers and various software companies. The article analyzes the following four parts of language technology development: language data, language tool development, making the tools available to users, and ethical use of available language technology tools. We make extensive use of the CARE principles, and discuss the shortcomings of existing software and data licensing schemes. Finally, we introduce a 3D table to help classify language technology projects with respect to their suitability for Indigenous languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The open access controversy related to the increased risk of plagiarism of scientific works at institutional repositories is the primary motivation for this research, with the aim of the study being to understand and analyze the phenomenon of open access at institutional repositories copyright infringement. This research uses a normative juridical approach or doctrinal legal research method. Implementing an open-access institutional repository system policy basically cannot eliminate the practice of plagiarism in writing scientific works in the world of education. Still, the open-access institutional repository movement can improve the ability of the general public to assess, review, differentiate, compare, and refer to scientific works. Universities in various countries implement diverse strategies to prevent plagiarism in open access institutional repositories (OAIR), such as use of plagiarism detection software, strict police and guidelines, training and education, review and evaluation process, enforcement of rules and sanctions. These approaches aim to uphold academic integrity and ensure that all publications in open repositories meet high global standards.