Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No J “Generation Open”: Defining a new norm in scholarship and research Paula Callan Scholarly Communications Librarian Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia ANDS Seminar: Uncovering the Impact Story of Open Research and Data 3 November 2014

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH CC0 / Explaining ‘open’ Not just publications….. Culture change: propellers and anchors

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R eJournals Repositories Data driven research Researcher Blogs Social Media Article-level metrics Altmetrics Open science The ‘Game Changers’

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R What do we mean by ‘Open’? Open access (OA) is making research results freely available to anyone with an internet connection –Peer reviewed articles –Data –Research outputs in the form of software –Scholarly monographs

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R How is open access provided? Author uploads a manuscript version to a repository Author publishes in an open access journal Gold OA Green OA For publications……

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Gold Open Access Published version is open access Generally, published under CC Licence Generally, author retains copyright Sometimes author pays Sage Open PLOS ONEPLOS ONE /

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Green Open Access Free for authors Allows academics more choice (where to publish) Provides tracking of downloads and citations Does not mean no peer review –Accepted Manuscript version includes changes made following peer review – but not the publisher ‘value-adds’

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Other Shades of Open ‘ Degrees’ of open access : Free online access (no paywall barriers) Free online access plus some additional re-use rights Jorge Cham cc-by

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Other shades of open….. Green OA after an embargo period Almost OA - mediated by author (‘request copy’) Hybrid journals (subscription journals which offer a fee- based OA option)

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Darker shades of open Predatory publishers Purport to be peer reviewed but are not Any article, no matter how flawed, is accepted if author willing to pay No editorial board No value-add services Not indexed by Scopus or Web of Science (or other reputable indexing service) Misleading information about location of company CC-BY-NC-ND

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CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Why does OA Matter? Open Access accelerates research by exposing results to a wider audience Open Access amplifies visibility and research impact

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Open Data Aids in verification and replication of results Facilitates creation of new analysis tools Fuels new discoveries cc-by

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Disruptive dissemination of research outputs Figshare have partnered with F1000 to publish integrated research articles which include all the associated data files. One contains over 10GB of raw data files within the article. Data can be perused in the browser or downloaded. This is what science looks like today. It is not static images in a PDF. uf

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Open Access Monographs

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Open Access Monographs

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Anchors?

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R What are the anchors we need to pull up? Prevailing reward system Mixed messages in research assessment Conservative culture in academia Concerns about the sustainability of scholarly societies Attachment to status quo Fears about data security

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R cc-by-nc-nd Propellers?

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R What are the propellers driving us forward? Code for the responsible conduct of research Focus on publishing ethics San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment Rise of article-level metrics Funder open access mandates Publishers willing to innovate The next generation of researchers

CRICOS No J a university for the world real R Journal Impact Factors April 2010

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CRICOS No J a university for the world real R ask yourself ‘What can I do to advance open access ?’ Changing a culture starts with individual change Generation Open

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