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As part of the International Open Access Week, the HIIG will co-organize a webinar on diamond open access tomorrow. How can this publication model be organised in Germany in the long term? Alongside other BMBF-funded projects, Lena Marie Henkes from our ELADOAH research team will share first insights and findings on how to promote sustainable, free access to scientific knowledge. Marcel Wrzesinski and Dr. Juliane Finger will lead the discussion. 👉 About the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gp_eSqHJ The ELADOAH project, funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), aims to develop a sustainable and collaboratively organised model for diamond open access. This means that scientific publications are available free of charge. Authors do not have to pay any fees when they publish journal articles or books. Nor do readers who are interested in these scientific results have to pay any fees. As the fairest model of open access, it enables the greatest possible participation in scientific discourse. In a landscape study, the HIIG is testing different models for financing and organising open access publications. In addition, project partner Verfassungsblog is investigating the legal and financial challenges of public funding. 👉 Learn more about ELADOAH: https://lnkd.in/gBv9yB6j

PROS & CONS OF THE DEAL CONTRACTS OF THE UNIVERSITIES WITH JOURNAL PUBLISHERS   Publishing is an integral part of the research process, and open access publishing models foster scientific progress. The Alliance of Science Organisations, an association of the most important science and research organisations in Germany, initiated the DEAL project to negotiate new contractual models with journal publishers that enable the open dissemination of research results from Germany.   In this year, the DEAL contracts entered their second phase.   In the September issue of “Forschung & Lehre”, dedicated to the topic of academic publishing, Günter M. Ziegler, President of the Free University Berlin and Speaker of the DEAL Group, and Ulrich Dirnagl, Founding Director of the QUEST Center, discuss the pros and cons of the DEAL contracts.   Read the article here (German only): https://lnkd.in/da4Jvdqm   And listen to the debate between Günter M. Ziegler and Ulrich Dirnagl in the Fragensteller-Podcast by Jan-Martin Wiarda here: https://lnkd.in/gJ3H6R-s  #responsibleresearch #openaccess #DEALcontracts #scientificpublishing #academicpublishing

☕️ Coffee, 🍰 cake, and🔓open access! Looking forward to hosting our esteemed panel discussion for our annual Open Access Week event once again this year 🧡 #openscholarship #openaccess #openresearch

Important update about the upcoming WAU Congress, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 11-15. The WAU Congress call for papers has been extended to 13th May It is possible to present remotely, as all panels can be made hybrid. Hopefully, this makes it a little easier for you to join us at one of the 5(!) sport panels happening this November. Do consider submitting an abstract, even if you are not sure about attending in person. PN 16 – Poetry in Motion – Creativity and Knowledge Production in Sport (https://lnkd.in/erNYyD_e) PN 22 – Football and Mobility (https://lnkd.in/e3nMsKhK) PN 68 – Football as a Sociocultural Phenomenon: Ethnographic Analyses and Contemporary Reflections (https://lnkd.in/euzJQPbf) PN 107 – Innovations in Modern Anthropology of Sport (https://lnkd.in/ecVC7Fnx) PN 111 – Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge About Sport: Developing the Perspectives, Practices, and Power within the Anthropology of Sport (https://lnkd.in/eE2ykpd2)    Please contact the panel chair for immediate questions about a specific panel. If you have any questions about any of the panels or the conference more generally, please get in touch with me. You can see more information about the conference on the conference website here: https://waucongress.org/ Guidelines on submissions and call for papers can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eVt_aNJD  The deadline for submissions is 13th May 2024. Hope to see you there.

👏 TIER2 partners will be participating in the 19th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing (The Munin Conference) (26-28 Nov, Tromsø), addressing open access, open data, and reproducibility. 💥 A highlight will be the workshop "Collaborating for Reproducibility," exploring strategies for improved collaboration in research. 👉 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dZ4tRgyC

📅 Just one week to go before the next public meeting on Measuring and Recognising the Nuances of Impact. The meeting and the expert speakers aim to cover: 1. How do we determine how open and collaborative behaviours in conducting research can be measured and establish a way of tracking and monitoring these activities? 2. How do we evidence that open and collaborative research leads to higher quality and more impactful work, and understand any unintended consequences? 3. How do we translate open and collaborative behaviours into incentives and rewards that are recognised by funders and academic institutions? To book your place, register for free through this link: https://lnkd.in/esedaXmz https://lnkd.in/ezMRTwxi

“Web of Science index puts eLife ‘on hold’ because of its radical publishing model” I have never published in eLife. Apparently, it is how it works: “The collision course was charted when eLife—a nonprofit, selective, online-only journal focused on the life sciences—instituted its upstart new publishing model in January 2023. Under the fresh approach, the journal maintains what Pattinson calls a rigorous process to determine whether a submission meets the bar to be sent for peer review. Authors of selected papers are charged a fee of $2500. When reviews are received, the journal posts them, unsigned, with a manuscript, regardless of whether they are positive or negative, and they and the article are free to read. If the author revises the paper to address the comments, eLife posts the new version. In addition to the Web of Science, the paper’s final version is also indexed in other scholarly databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar.” https://lnkd.in/g2wRKQeT

🌟 Maximizing Conference Opportunities with Preprints 🌟 In the fast-paced world of research, getting your work out there before formal publication can make all the difference – especially when it comes to conferences. Many conferences have criteria that do not accept papers already published in peer-reviewed journals. This is where preprints come in! Preprints allow you to: 📜 Share Your Work Early: By submitting your manuscript to a preprint server, you can showcase your research without waiting for the lengthy peer review process. 📈 Boost Visibility: A preprint gives others in your field access to your work sooner, allowing you to receive valuable feedback and increase your chances of collaboration. 🚀 Meet Conference Deadlines: If you're applying to a conference that doesn't accept published papers, having a preprint can help you meet submission criteria while showcasing your latest findings. 🗣️ Engage with the Scientific Community: Preprints promote open science, allowing you to contribute to global knowledge sharing. In a world where timing matters, preprints can be your bridge to research recognition at key conferences. Don't miss out on opportunities to present your work and connect with fellow experts. #Research #Conferences #Preprints #AcademicPublishing #ScientificCommunity

I was overjoyed to see Jane Angel speak up clearly and firmly in today's webinar with the Chief Scientist to state that CAUL does not support the proposed Public Access Model as it is NOT an open access model and will reinforce the problematic academic publishing business models that we currently deal with (such a marked contrast to my experience with UK library leadership organisations in my #ebooksos days!). Yes we need a national open access strategy, but we already know that the publishers have found and will find any way possible to monestise and profit off something which is supposed to be for the social good. As Jane so rightly put it today, a "national open access strategy, whether a stand-alone strategy or part of a broader open science strategy, must focus on support for a diverse publishing ecosystem and multiple pathways to open access. It should not focus on establishing a mechanism to purchase content that mirrors current arrangements on a national scale but should aim higher, adopting multiple approaches to truly advance open access." 🔐

📅 Save the Date! The Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE) is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Conference, scheduled for February 25-26, 2025. Join us for two days of engaging discussions, expert panels, and networking opportunities with professionals in scholarly publishing. More details are coming soon! Interested participants, mark your calendars and prepare to connect with the scientific publishing community. #ACSEConference2025 #SaveTheDate #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicConference #ScienceEditing