J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Acting Rationally in a Deeply Weird Ecosystem How Authors Can Make Smart Publishing Choices Rick Anderson University of Utah

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Longstanding weirdness Authors Publishers Readers Libraries

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Growing complexity Funding with strings (for both data and writeups) Institutional mandates (and “mandates”) Dueling impact measures Proliferating journal types –Traditional toll-access –Hybrid toll/OA –Megajournals –Scam/predatory/deceptive journals (& conferences)

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Growing complexity No consensus on meaning of OA Social networks vs. repositories CC licenses and copyright

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Making wise choices as an author For what primary purpose are you publishing? What kind of scholcomm future do you want? Who has power over your future? What rules define your options? What are possible unintended consequences of your choice? How much control do you want to retain (and why)?

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Need help? Existing and emerging tools Journal selection tools –“Selecting a Journal” tool ( –JANE ( –COPE member list ( Open access tools: –DOAJ (whitelist) ( –Beall’s List (blacklist) ( –Creative Commons ( –SHARE ( –CHORUS (

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Need help? Existing and emerging tools Findability/SEO tools –Wiley ( –Elsevier ( –Taylor & Francis ( –SAGE ( Compliance –HEFCE Policy Guide ( –Wellcome Trust FAQ ( –National Institutes of Health (

J. WILLARD MARRIOTT LIBRARY Thank you!