Developing Open Access Journals ：A Practical Guide ( Chandos Information Professional Series )

Publication subTitle ：A Practical Guide

Publication series ：Chandos Information Professional Series

Author： Solomon David

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9781780632155

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781843343400

P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781843343400

Subject： G25 Library Science

Keyword：信息与知识传播

Language： ENG

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Description

This book provides a practical guide to developing and maintaining an electronic open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Creating such journals, particularly if it is done well, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge that spans library science, web development, intellectual property rights and publishing, as well as well issues that are unique to the activity itself. The book provides a very practical step by step guide to addressing the issues of creating an open access journal.

The first book on the practical issues of developing an open access journal – what to do, and what not to do
Comprehensive and provides a step by step guide in the process of developing an open access journal

Chapter

Cover

Developing Open Access Journals: A practical guide

Contents

List of tables

About the author

List of acronyms

Part I Background information

1 Introduction

Structure of the book

A brief history of scholarly journals

The functions of journals in scholarly communities

Ethical and practical arguments for open access to scholarship

Models for open access publication

2 Examples of successful open access journals

Medical Education Online

Information Research

Journal of Medical Internet Research

First Monday

Journal of Electronic Publishing

Summary

Note

Part II Crafting a new open access journal

3 Journal planning issues

Determining the name and scope of the journal

Determining an organizational and governance structure

Forming an editorial board

Defining a peer-review policy

Journal structure and content

Format, layout and style

Developing instructions for authors

4 Hosting and data systems

Hosting issues

Changing web hosting companies

Ensuring the availability and integrity of your journal

5 By-laws, policies and other journal documentation

By-laws

Policies

Instructions for authors

Conclusions

6 Resources and financing

Reducing the need for resources by operating an OA journal efficiently

Volunteer help

Donated support

Generating income through the journal’s operations

Administrative overhead

Conclusions

7 Disseminating the content of your journal

Obtaining an International Standard Serial Number

Indexes

Directories

Metadata harvesters

Search engines

Professional networking

Gathering intelligence on who is accessing your journal

Part III Maintaining and operating an open access journal

8 Launching the journal

The planning stage

Launch preparation

Launching the journal

Note

9 Maintaining and sustaining an OA journal

Managing the review process

Publishing other types of material

Manuscript preparation process

Publication process

Journal maintenance processes

Note

10 Concluding remarks

References

Websites

Index

Cover

Developing Open Access Journals: A practical guide

Contents

List of tables

About the author

List of acronyms

Part I Background information

Part II Crafting a new open access journal

Part III Maintaining and operating an open access journal

References

Index

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