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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
6-2023
Citation
Mendonça, Alex, Chiarelli, Andrea, Byers, Andy, Nobes, Andy, Hartgerink, Chris, França Dias Carneiro, Clarissa, Malcolmson, Elle, Lujano, Ivonne, Foxall, Katie, Loffreda, Lucia, Wojturska, Rebecca, Santos, Solange, Murray, Susan, Olijhoek, Tom, & Patterson, Wendy. (2023). The Open Access Journals Toolkit (English) (Version 1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8017033
Abstract
Contents: Getting Started 5 • Scope, aims and focus 5 • Choosing a title for your journal 6 • Types of content accepted 7 • Kick-off and ongoing funding 11 • Disciplinary considerations 16 • Journal setup checklist and timeline 18 • Running a journal 20 • Article selection criteria 20 • Publication frequency and journal issues 23 • Attracting authors 25 • Peer review and quality assurance 27 • The costs of running an online open access journal 31 • Running a journal in a local or regional language 34 • Flipping a journal to open access 36 • Indexing 38 • Building and maintaining a profile 38 • Journal and article indexing 41 • Search engine optimisation and technical improvements 43 • Journal and article level metrics 45 • Staffing 49 • Roles and responsibilities 49 • Recruiting journal staff 51 • Building an editorial board 54 • Training and staff development 57 • Policies 59 • Developing author guidelines 59 • Publication ethics and related editorial policies 61 • Compliance with funder policies and mandates 64 • Copyright and licensing 66 • Displaying licensing information 68 • Corrections and retractions 70 • Infrastructure 72 • Software and technical infrastructure 72 • Journal appearance and web design 74 • Article and journal metadata 76 • Structured content 79 • Persistent Identifiers 81 • About the Open Access Journals Toolkit 83 • About 83 • What is an open access journal? 86 • Frequently asked questions 89 • Glossary 92 • Further reading 95
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Intellectual Property Law Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons
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