Open Access Week University of Latvia Open access
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Open Access Week – University of Latvia “Open access publishing in light of global developments in scholarly publishing: Springer’s Open access initiative” Megan Friedman 21 October 2014
The old world of information…
The new world of information…
Open access publishing Different Business Model • no subscription barriers • universal access • research is openly licensed to allow reuse Same quality and standards • • • Editors in chief Editorial boards Peer review Indexing Impact Factors
Two routes to open access (OA) Gold Open Access Route Green Open Access Route • • Self-archiving of accepted author version publication in a repository Embargo periods may apply An estimated 12% of all scholarly articles are available through some form of ‘Green’ OA Completely OA journals and OA option within subscription journals • OA content is available to everyone everywhere in exchange for an article -processing charge • Eliminates restrictive barriers (license restrictions)
Open access today • Open access to research is mandatory in 200+ institutions and by 90 funders in 50 countries • 3, 375 repositories in 100+ countries • Over 10, 000 open access journals in the DOAJ • Almost 1000 open access journals now have an Impact factor • 10 -15% of peer reviewed articles now published in fully open access form
Authors, funders, and institutions: visibility
Bio. Med Central – Pioneering Open Access Publishing • Launched first open access journal in 2000 • We now publish over 265 peer-reviewed open access journals • Over 218, 000 peer-reviewed open access articles published • More than 10 million articles downloads per month • Creative Commons • Costs covered by article-processing charge (APC) • Became part of Springer in 2008 and helped to establish Springer. Open in 2010.
Springer‘s portfolio of peer-reviewed, fully open access journals and books across all areas of science, technology, medicine, the humanities and social sciences Launched in June 2010 Over 190 open access journals Ranging from specialized titles to Springer. Plus 20 journals have an Impact Factor More than 35 open access books Visit springeropen. com or follow @Springer. Open on
Springer. Open subject fields
Open access publishing at Springer Author Rights / Green route • Self-archiving of author’s accepted version Hybrid open access ‘Full’ OA/ Gold Route • Springer Open Choice • Creative Commons • • Books • Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license for journal articles Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) license for books
Article-processing charges The article-processing charge covers: Editorial: handling of manuscripts Technical: development, maintenance and operation of online journal platforms and manuscript handling systems Production: Formatting and mark up of articles, inclusion in indexing services Marketing: Making sure readers and authors know about the journal Customer service: Responding to authors/readers Article-processing charges paid from: Research grants Research funders Universities Societies Governmental agencies Charities Institutional OA agreements (Membership)
Bio. Med Central and Springer. Open Institutional Agreements ( Memberships) Prepay Agreement • Organisation covers the article cost (APC) for their researchers by deposit • No membership fee • Researchers do not pay anything • Discount on the APC for institution • Deposit available without time limits Shared Support Agreement • Cost shared equally between institution and researcher • No membership fee • Additional discount on APC’s for researchers • Deposit available without time limits Supporter Agreement • Organisation does not cover the APC for the researchers • Annual membership fee for institution • 15% discount on APC’s – researchers pay less All Memberships • Institutional Members Page • Automated article feeds • Marketing and PR support • Automatic IP recognition or submission by code
508 members in 54 countries
Editors/journal owners • More and more journals transfer to OA publication • Wider dissemination and more international reach • Increase in number and quality of submissions • Improvement of bibliometric performance / Impact Factor • Increasing demand from authors within mandating institutions/funding bodies • APCs can be lower than colour or page charges in subscription journals
Case study: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica • Fifty year old journal 1. 6 • Transferred 2006 1. 4 • Impact Factor has increased 100 90 80 1. 2 70 more than 3 x due to open access effect 1 60 0. 8 50 40 0. 6 30 0. 4 20 0. 2 0 10 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 (year 2 (OA IF) (year 4 (year 5 (year 6 of OA) of OA) Number of publications Impact Factor 0
Editor’s quote “Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica moved to Bio. Med Central in 2006, along with its Impact Factor. As an effect of the much improved visibility of the journal’s content we have seen a significant rise in submissions, often from countries where researchers would not have considered publishing with us in the past. ” Mats Forsberg, Editor-in-Chief (2005 – 2012)
Visibility for Bio. Med Central authors • 4 million page views a month • Nearly 2 million user sessions per month • Over 1 million registered users • Over 400, 000 recipients to fortnightly Bio. Med Central newsletter • 13, 000 new registrants a month • Springer platform (16, 000 customers, 13 million users)
Authors, funders, and universities: visibility *30 September 2014
Bio. Med Central Impact Factors 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Bio. Med Central Impact Factors Genome Biology 10. 5 BMC Biology 7. 43 BMC Medicine 7. 28 BMC Genomics 4. 04 BMC Public Health 2. 32 Breast Cancer Research 5. 88 Critical Care 5. 04 Stem Cell Research & Therapy 4. 63 BMC Plant Biology 3. 94 Journal of Translational Medicine 3. 99 Malaria Journal 3. 49 Parasites & Vectors 3. 25 Arthritis Research & Therapy 4. 12 Retrovirology 4. 77
Impact Factors and Alternatives
Impact Factors and Alternatives
Impact Factors and Alternatives
Bio. Med Central is a Founder Member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) • Criteria for membership • Code of Conduct • Ethical standards • Identifies the members as legitimate open access publishers All Bio. Med Central journals are members of the Committee on Publication Ethics
What else is going on at Bio. Med Central? Peer review experiments Open peer review – BMC Series titles Journal Transfers – lowering the burden on peer reviewers Separating interest from soundness Working with 3 rd party initiatives – Cross-publisher transfers
Cross-publisher transfers
Publishing Analytics
Institutions sorted by Number of Submissions from 2008 to September 2014 of Latvia Institutions Submissions University of Latvia 19 Riga Stradins University 17 Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre 10 Paul Stradins Clinical University Hospital 9 Riga Technical University 4 Riga East Clinical University Hospital 4 Clinical University Children Hospital 2 Latvia University of Agriculture 2 Information Systems Management University ISMA 1 Food and Veterinary Service 1
Submissions and Publications per Year of Latvia 21 15 9 Submissions 10 9 Publications 6 4 2 2008 3 4 1 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Comparison of Acceptance and Rejection Rate of Latvia 100% 67% 56% 50% 52% 57% ACCEPTED REJECTED 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Comparison of Acceptance and Rejection Rate of Latvia 100% 67% 50% 56% 44% 52% 48% 2011 2012 57% 43% 33% 0% 2008 2009 2010 2013 ACCEPTED REJECTED
Submissions by Field of Latvia Physics Mathematics Engineering Clinical Biology 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Institutions sorted by the Highest Number of Different Authors Riga Technical University 1 Information Systems Management University ISMA 1 Food and Veterinary Service 1 Clinical University Children Hospital 1 Riga East Clinical University Hospital 2 Latvia University of Agriculture 2 Paul Stradins Clinical University Hospital Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre Riga Stradins University of Latvia 7 8 12 16
Country Comparison: Number of Submissions 78 47 34 33 4 2 2008 1 7 2009 39 38 Latvia Lithuania 21 22 8 40 Estonia 9 11 2010 15 9 2011 2012 2013
Country Comparison: Number of Publications 25 22 20 18 16 15 5 2 1 2008 2009 Estonia Latvia 10 9 6 18 Lithuania 31 2010 6 4 2011 2012 2013
Submissions and Publications per Year of University of Latvia 9 6 Submissions 3 2 1 1 2008 2010 1 1 2012 2013 Publications
APC on all Submissions per Year of University of Latvia , 910 € 12 4 , 97 € 10 10 € 8, 0 15 € 1, 0 € 863 2 € 15 40 € 2, 0 34 € 1, 7 6 € 30 75 € 1, 1 € 999 6 € 17 2008 2010 2011 Full APC 37 € 1, 9 2012 Membership APC (15% Discount) 09 € 6, 8 02 € 1, 2 2013 Savings
Submissions by Field of University of Latvia Mathematics Engineering Clinical Biology 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013
Submissions by Journals of University of Latvia EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and. . . European Journal of Medical Research BMC Medical Genetics Thyroid Research Journal of Occupational Medicine and. . . Boundary Value Problems International Journal for Equity in Health BMC Research Notes Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BMC Gastroenterology Journal of Hematology & Oncology Journal of Translational Medicine Health Information Science and Systems BMC Cancer BMC Plant Biology BMC Developmental Biology 0 0. 5 1 1. 5 2 2. 5
Thank you! Any questions? Megan Friedman Sales Executive +44 20 3192 2062 megan. friedman@biomedcentral. com
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