Webinar on the F1000Research approach to Open Science publishing
Webinar on the F1000Research approach to Open Science publishing
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This webinar is part of the activities related to the Pathway Open Access : Repositories and Publishers, and organized by the CIARD Community. *About the webinar* The Open Science journal F1000Research was launched in 2012 in order to address many of the shortcomings of conventional life science publishing, particularly those that exacerbate publication bias, publishing inefficiencies and irreproducibility of findings. Open Science goes beyond Open Access in making every element of the scientific process free to use, reuse and redistribute. This includes ensuring the availability of raw data, software and referee reports, which are often at least as important as the article with which they are associated. This webinar will provide an overview of F1000Research's approach to Open Science publishing and highlight other unique aspects of the journal's model including post-publication peer review, article versioning and non-traditional article types. *Presented by Thomas Ingraham* Thomas Ingraham is Development Editor at F1000Research and has been involved with the journal's Open Science and editorial development since its inception.
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F1000RESEARCH OPEN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
Thomas IngrahamDevelopment Editor
f1000research.com @f1000research
An Open Science publisher for life scientists that accepts all scientifically sound articles.
• Over 6000 eminent scientists members
• ≈ 1,300 of which are on the F1000Research Advisory Board
WHAT IS F1000RESEARCH?
Key features•Near-immediate publication (within 10 days)
•Transparent, post-publication peer review
•All data included
•Accepts non-traditional article types
REMOVING BARRIERS TO EARLY ACCESS:POST-PUBLICATION PEER REVIEW
BARRIERS TO EARLY ACCESS
Conventional publishing
• ‘New research’ rarely new by the time it’s published
• Peer review the rate-limiting step
REMOVING BARRIERS TO EARLY ACCESS
Post-publication peer review• Articles published following quick in-house editorial check
• Peer reviewers influence dissemination, not publication
• Allows experts to build upon findings immediately after publication. Solve real-world issues faster
REMOVING BARRIERS TO EARLY ACCESS
Pre-print server OA Journal
Early access to results & data Editorial input
Precedence for authors Peer review & indexing
Multiple versions Publication ethics
Perfected paper OA
F1000Research combines the advantages of a pre-print server with the advantages of an OA journal on a single, open platform
Readers can keep up to date with peer review status and versions through ‘article tracking’
OPEN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
THE F1000RESEARCH APPROACH TO SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
“Open science means many things, but primarily scientific knowledge that people are free to use, re-use and distribute without legal, technological or social restrictions.”- OKF Open Science Working Group
Knowledge product Utility when Open Path to Open
Articles Access to new methods, results & conclusions
Remove paywalls
Referee reports Various Provide suitable platform
Data Validation and re-use Provide suitable platform
Software Validation and re-use Provide suitable platform
Non-traditional research Limits publication bias Provide suitable platform
TRANSPARENCY IN PEER REVIEW
ISSUES WITH TRADITIONAL PEER REVIEW SYSTEM
• Lack of accountability- Anonymous reviews- Editorial decisions may not reflect reviews
• Lack of transparency- What happened with this paper before it was accepted?
• Inefficiency- Re-reviewing the same work at different journals
•Delays
- incidental (reviewing takes time)
- deliberate (reviewers delaying competitor papers)
Cartoon by Nick D Kim, strange-matter.net
OPEN PEER REVIEW
Referees are invited expertsReferees are invited experts
Referee reports are visible and named
Referee reports are visible and named
Referee reports are citable: creditReferee reports are citable: credit
BENEFITS OF OPEN PEER REVIEW
Benefits for authors and readers•Reviews put paper in context, strengths and limitations
•Reduces bias among reviewers (social pressure for objectivity)
•More constructive, quality reviews
•Published reports can help teach young researchers
•Proves peer review has been done! (Bohannon sting)
Benefits for reviewers•Display informed opinion of the work
•Demonstrate experience as a reviewer
•Credit for their report (reports citable)
Options: Decision based on scientific quality, not impact or novelty.
(no or minor revisions)
(major revisions)
(serious, fundamental flaws. Does not = reject!)
+ Detailed comments that provide context, state strengths and limitations, and suggest improvements
HOW F1000RESEARCH REFEREES JUDGE ARTICLES
Indexing requires at least:
or
Open reviews are respectful and constructive!
Open reviews are respectful and constructive!
VERSIONING
VERSIONING Different versions of the article are trackedDifferent versions of
the article are trackedReferees can update
their statusesReferees can update
their statuses
Unique DOI for each version
Unique DOI for each version
VERSIONING
PUBLISHING OPEN DATA & SOFTWARE
FULL DATA INTEGRATION WITH RESEARCH ARTICLES
Datasets within articleHave their own DOI
Datasets within articleHave their own DOI
Data articles: for big and small datasets
Data articles: for big and small datasets
Data mandatory for research articles
Data mandatory for research articles
Data: CC0Data: CC0
BENEFITS OF INTEGRATING DATA WITH ARTICLES
Adapted from Kratz and Strasser (2014). F1000Research.
• Validation through peer review
• Everything in one place
• Extensive description of data allows for better interpretation
• Better visibility through indexing
INTERACTIVE DATA
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
• Software papers: credit for software tools. Detailed documentation, case examples and high visibility (through indexing)
• Considerations: ensuring access, reuse and permanence
OTHER FEATURES
OTHER NOVEL ARTICLE TYPES
Much valid science remains unpublished, wasting the investment of time and money, and biasing the scientific record.
• Software tools
• Data notes
• Null results
• Publication bias
• Observation articles
• Document ecological events that might
impact agricultureBoero et al. 2013
ARTICLE COLLECTIONS
An F1000Research Article Collection can be personalized for the relevant community it serves, and cited as a whole.
Article collections can be continuously updated and tracked
Open Knowledge in Agricultural Development collection
ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APC)Gold Open Access Model
• APC categories: $250, $500 and $1000 (depending on article type).
Discounts & waivers
• All subsequent versions: free
• AGORA: full and partial waivers
• Science publishing, education & communications: waived for 2014 (+ 2nd GODAN meeting)
• Mainland China authors: waived for 2014
• Submissions during OA week: waived (20-26 October)
• Referees: 50% off APC of next article
• Submissions to article collections: 20% off APC
• Observations & negative results: 20% off APC (before 31-Jan/28-Feb)
• Institutional packages: Various levels of discount
SUMMARY: F1000RESEARCH’S APPROACH TO OPEN SCIENCE
• Near-immediate publicationOpen, invited peer review conducted after publication
• Transparent peer-reviewSigned referee reports and author responses published alongside each article
• No editorial biasPublication of all findings, including null results, software tools and observation articles
• Data includedAll research articles accompanied by the data on which they are based
