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B – How to search, write, prepare and publish scientific papers19 July 2011Masic I. How to search, write, prepare and publish the scientific papers in the biomedical journals. Acta Informatica Medica 2011;19(2):68-79(doi: 10.5455/aim.2011.19.68-79) The article is focused on the methodology of preparation, writing and publishing scientific papers in biomedical journals. In particular, scientific and professional journals currently published in Bosnia and Herzegovina are described, providing a comparative […]
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B – Incorporating open access into libraries19 July 2011Cryer E, Collins M. Incorporating open access into libraries. Serials Review 2011;37(2):103-107(doi: 10.1016/j.serrev.2011.03.002) Librarians can play a dinamic role in the development of the open access landscape by familiarizing themselves with government funding initiatives, institutional open access funds and policies, institutional repositories, and promoting and supporting open access publishing models. This article provides examples of […]
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B – A bioresource research impact factor19 July 2011Cambon-Thomsen A, Thorisson GA, Mabile L. for the BRIF workshop group. The role of a bioresource research impact factor as an incentive to share human bioresources. Nature Genetics 2011;43(6):503-504(doi: 10.1038/ng.831) Bioresources need to be easily accessible to facilitate advancement of research. A Bioresource Research Impact Factor (BRIF) could promote the sharing of bioresources by creating […]
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B – Openly archiving raw research data18 July 2011Piwowar HA. Who shares? Who doesn’t? Factors associated with openly archiving raw research data. PLoS ONE 2011;6(7):e18657(doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018657) Funders, publishers, societies, and individual research groups have developed tools, resources, and policies to encourage researchers to make their data publicly available. This article aims at investigating who openly shares raw research data, who doesn’t, and which […]
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B – n-index: a novel parameter6 July 2011Namazi MR, Fallahzadeh MK. n-index: A novel and easily-calculable parameter for comparison of researchers working in different scientific fields. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology 2010;76(3):229-230(doi:10.4103/0378-6323.62960) A very simple and easily calculable index for comparison of researchers working in different fields is suggested. This is the n-index = researcher’s h-index divided by the highest […]
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B – Biomedical journal editing5 July 2011Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Kitas GD. Biomedical journal editing: elements of success. Croatian Medical Journal 2011;52(3):423-428(doi: 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.423) Scholarly journals are being increasingly recognized as educational tools. In view of recent trends in information flow, digitalization, and acceleration of publishing process – that may increase the rate of errors and mistakes – editors, authors, reviewers and […]
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B – The role of advertising in financing OA journals23 June 2011Frantsvag JE. The role of advertising in financing open access journals. First Monday 15(3) – 1 March 2010 A survey was carried out to know how advertising actually works as a source of financing for OA journals, exploring both why journals do not employ it, and how it is employed. The results show that advertising […]
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B – Author attitudes towards open access publishing23 June 2011Kenneway M. Author attitudes towards open access publishing. Intech 27 April 2011 According to a survey, conducted amongst a group of InTech’s authors, they are generally favourably inclined towards open access (OA) being aware of the benefits of free access to their work after publication. As might be expected, most of the authors have concerns […]
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B – Free journals grow amid ongoing debate20 June 2011Kaiser J. Free journals grow amid ongoing debate. Science 2010;329(5994):896-898(doi: 10.1126/science.329.5994.896) The author writes on the many debates that rage about whether open access is speeding scientific progress. Some argue that academic researchers already have good access to the articles they need and critics suggest that the open access publishing model encourages mediocre work.A reply […]
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B – The size distribution of open access publishers20 June 2011Frantsvag JE. The size distribution of open access publishers. First Monday 15(12) – 6 December 2010 Based on an analysis of the Directory of Open Access Journals, the study highlights that a large number of small publishers publish the majority of OA journals, and that 90% of these publishers publish only a single journal. These […]
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B – Economic implications of alternative publishing models20 June 2011Houghton JW, Oppenheim C. The economic implications of alternative publishing models. Prometheus 2010;28(1):41-54(doi: 10.1080/08109021003676359) The article focuses on the costs and potential benefits of three alternative models for scholarly publishing: subscription publishing, open access publishing and self-archiving. It summarizes the findings of a study undertaken for the UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). It concludes […]
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B – Development of OA journal publishing (1993-2009)17 June 2011Laakso M, Welling P, Bukvova H et al. The development of Open Access Journal Publishing from 1993 to 2009. PLoS ONE 2011;6(6):e20961(doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020961 Results of a study on the development of open access (OA) journals, registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), showed a very rapid growth in the period 1993-2009. Since 2000 […]
