Paleontology journal adapts to open format with help from KU Libraries | The University of Kansas

peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-06-06

Summary:

"Lieberman’s resume now includes something new: working with KU Libraries to evolve the distribution of knowledge and turn a prestigious subscription-based journal into a broadly accessible open access resource.

Lieberman is the editor of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, a resource of current and historical paleontology consisting of more than 50 volumes published since 1953 in an encyclopedic format. The journal accepts submissions from all over the world and is considered a foundational resource in paleontology, along with KU’s invertebrate fossil collection — one of the top-10 largest in the country with over 900,000 fossil invertebrate and microfossil specimens, which have been used in research for more than 125 years.

This spring, Lieberman worked with KU Libraries’ Marianne Reed, digital publishing and repository manager, to navigate the complexities of converting the journal to open access — scholarly literature that is digital, online and free of charge. Because the journal will be made fully available online, with reach beyond a printed book, printing the materials and the associated costs may eventually become unnecessary...."

Link:

https://today.ku.edu/2023/05/30/paleontology-journal-adapts-open-format-help-ku-libraries

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oa.new oa.gold oa.conversions oa.biology

Date tagged:

06/06/2023, 10:14

Date published:

06/06/2023, 06:14