Open Access Publishing

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-03-09

Summary:

" ... The International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) community, representing editors of credible and reputable nursing journals, believes that it is imperative to inform nurses of the harm inherent in this predatory problem and direct discussion and resources to help professionals navigate toward reputable publications. As they remind us, OA, itself, is not the problem.2 However, when conditions in any field change, there is opportunity for variation which may allow or encourage questionable models to emerge. Professionals must realize this and remain diligent to ensure that the integrity of the scholarly process is maintained. At the same time, understand that the copyright world is changing as the print world transitions to the digital area. Limited copyright may encourage dissemination of knowledge and support information sharing. Currently, many models exist, all allowing various levels of access. We must be informed and aware of these changes and the potential challenges they present. Open Access is public-access model that exists for specific types of articles, allowing content for immediate open access and various levels of delayed access.1 Open Access journals may offer options for authors or their funders. Many follow the traditional steps to publication and simply offer the article through an open-access format. Some require the author to pay article-processing charges upfront. This represents a significant shift from the pay for subscription model of publication where the reader manages cost. At this point in time, there are many levels within the open-access model: from a criterion Gold standard to predatory publishing ..."

Link:

http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/JournalArticle?Article_ID=2733084&Journal_ID=54014&Issue_ID=2733083

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) ยป abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.nursing oa.publishing oa.gold oa.fees oa.publishers oa.business_models oa.quality oa.credibility oa.journals

Date tagged:

03/09/2015, 10:15

Date published:

03/09/2015, 06:14