[OJS_swe] Fw: Final reminder: Help us get to know the open access journals and platforms that are free for readers and authors

Hej! En påminnelse att skicka ut till era OJS-tidskrifter som är oa. mvh, Jörgen Eriksson Lunds universitetsbibliotek ________________________________ From: Bernie Folan <bernie.folan at oaspa.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:00 AM To: Members Subject: Final reminder: Help us get to know the open access journals and platforms that are free for readers and authors Dear OASPA members This is a final reminder of this invitation to fill in a survey dedicated to gaining an in-depth understanding of open access journals that don’t charge author-fees, often known as the “diamond model”; journals that are free to both readers and authors. the survey closes next week. This survey is part of the Diamond Open Access Study commissioned by cOAlition S and intends to explore and deepen our understanding of collaborative non-commercial publishing models for Open Access<https://www.coalition-s.org/exploring-collaborative-non-commercia…s/>. The survey will be open until the 25th of August 2020. The survey is available in a range of languages: EN: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5 DE : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5?lang=de FR : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5?lang=fr IT : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5?lang=it ES : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5?lang=es PT : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5?lang=pt Rationale The landscape of open access journals and platforms that do not charge authors to publish is broad and diverse. These journals and platforms serve specific research areas in different languages, and are attuned to local or regional needs specific to various publishing cultures. This rich variety makes it hard for diamond journals to be viewed as a publishing sector with common strengths, goals, and challenges. As a result, diamond journals' specific impact on the scholarly community is often underestimated. This survey aims to draw a more complete picture of the diamond journal and platform offering to identify concrete ways to rally, coordinate, and support this sector in the future. Objective We plan to gain a deeper understanding of this landscape and bring greater visibility to it. Furthermore, we will provide insights that will help cOAlition S and other stakeholders develop effective policies and funding mechanisms that more strategically support this sector. How you can help ● If you belong to the scientific or editorial team of an open access journal that doesn’t charge authors to publish, you can take the survey on behalf of your journal: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZQDBT5 (English version - see other languages above) ● If you want to help us identify more diamond journals, especially those not covered in DOAJ, you can contribute to this online spreadsheet by adding more information into it: https://tinyurl.com/diamond-journals ● You can disseminate this message to your community to increase our outreach to as many quality journals as possible (including journals which you may be publisher by not editor of). Contact If you have any questions, please contact operas at operas-eu.org<mailto:operas at operas-eu.org> About us The study is commissioned by cOAlition S<https://www.coalition-s.org/> a group of national research funders, European and international organisations, and charitable foundations who are committed to making full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality. The Consortium is coordinated by OPERAS<http://operas-eu.org/>g/>, the infrastructure for open scholarly communication for SSH in Europe. Its partners in this study are: SPARC Europe<https://sparceurope.org/>g/>, Utrecht University<https://www.uu.nl/en>, DOAJ<https://doaj.org/>g/>, UiT The Arctic University of Norway<https://en.uit.no/startsida>, LIBER<https://libereurope.eu/>, OASPA<https://oaspa.org/>g/>, ENRESSH<https://enressh.eu/>, Redalyc<http://redalyc.org/>g/>, <http://amelica.org/> AmeliCA<http://amelica.org/>g/>, and the CSI<http://www.csi.mines-paristech.fr/en/>. Best wishes Bernie Bernie Folan Events and Communications OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association bernie.folan at oaspa.org<mailto:bernie.folan at oaspa.org> ___________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date: Sign up<http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r> for OASPA news by email | Follow us on Twitter: @OASPA<https://twitter.com/OASPA> OASPA 2020 Online Conference<https://oaspa.org/conference/>e/>, September 21-25 2020