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Evolving Publishing Options
New alternatives for the dissemination of research and scholarship may halt
the trend that limits scholars' access to essential research resources and
from realizing the full impact of their work. If utilized, these innovations
will yield new benefits to scholars, increase the breadth of dissemination,
maximize the impact of and return on investment for research funding, and more
fully support the growth of knowledge.
Consider Where You Publish
One of the ways scholars can significantly impact the scholarly communication
system to maximize impact and the benefit of scholarship is by considering
the most cost-effective and widely available options for publication. The NCSU
Scholarly Publications Repository offers you the opportunity to make versions
of your publications openly available to researchers across the world. Web
resources offer various metrics that you can
use to assess the quality, cost-effective sustainability, and impact of journals
in which you are considering publishing. See:
· Open Access Journals The aim of open access scholarly publishing is to make high quality, peer-reviewed scholarly content available free on the web. A common misconception about open access as a publishing model is that anyone may post what he or she likes on the Internet. In fact, scholarly open access journals apply rigorous peer review to their content. The "open" refers to the free availability of research to the public, not to the removal of the refereeing process that has been the basis of scholarly publishing for three centuries. Open access is in every way compatible with rigorous peer review.
· Digital Repositories Open Access journals
are not the only way to achieve free access to scholarly literature. Many journal
publishers allow authors to deposit their works in open access digital repositories.
Digital repositories enable:
- Increased access to research
- Greater impact for research
Here at NCSU, you may deposit your work in the NCSU Libraries Digital Repositories, which provides access to theses and dissertations, technical reports, and NCSU-authored scholarly publications.
Even if you have transferred your copyright, most publishers allow posting to an educational institution's web site or repository. Check the "SHERPA" database to see the policy of your publisher/journal. To date, this database includes moderate to large-sized journal publishers, with 74% of publishers allowing authors to deposit copies of their articles in repositories. Journals or publishers whose policies are not available from SHERPA may have relevant information on their own sites, under headings such as "copyright" or "information for authors."
To determine your rights to deposit your works in open-access repositories, please visit the NCSU Libraries Digital Repository Guidelines Web site.
For more information on Open Access see:
Conduct Journal Analyses before Publishing, Reviewing, or Editing
The NCSU Libraries will prepare analyses and comparisons of journals
for the university's faculty, staff, and students to facilitate informed choices
when choosing to publish, review, or edit journals. Please contact the Scholarly
Communication Center if you would like to take advantage of this service.
Information included in reviews will focus on price per article, price per
page, price per citation, and historic price increases.
You can also research journal value ratings at:
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