Open Access Network website

Useful website with an introduction to Open Access:

open-access.network: What is Open Access?

and Open Access in psychology:

open-access.network: Open Access in Psychology

The Platformisation of Scholarly Information and How to Fight It

Abstract of article on current issues within Open Access by Lai Ma:

The commercial control of academic publishing and research infrastructure by a few oligopolistic companies has crippled the development of open access movement and interfered with the ethical principles of information access and privacy. In recent years, vertical integration of publishers and other service providers throughout the research cycle has led to platformisation, characterized by datafication and commodification similar to practices on social media platforms. Scholarly publications are treated as user-generated contents for data tracking and surveillance, resulting in profitable data products and services for research assessment, benchmarking and reporting. Meanwhile, the bibliodiversity and equal open access are denied by the dominant gold open access model and the privacy of researchers is being compromised by spyware embedded in research infrastructure. This article proposes four actions to fight the platformisation of scholarly information after a brief overview of the market of academic journals and research assessments and their implications for bibliodiversity, information access, and privacy: (1) Educate researchers about commercial publishers and APCs; (2) Allocate library budget to support scholar-led and library publishing; (3) Engage in the development of public research infrastructures and copyright reform; and (4) Advocate for research assessment reforms.

Download here: 

https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.13561

Council calls for transparent, equitable, and open access to scholarly publications

A call for immediate and unrestricted open access in publishing research involving public funds.

See further details here:

Council calls for transparent, equitable, and open access to scholarly publications - Consilium (europa.eu)

Directory of Open Access Journals

DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone.

DOAJ's mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language.

Click here to search DOAJ

International Open Access Week (October 24 - 30, 2022)

The 2022 theme is Open for Climate Justice and its aim is to encourage connection and collaboration among the climate movement and the international open community. Sharing knowledge is a human right and tackling the climate crisis requires the rapid exchange of knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries.

More information here: English — International Open Access Week

What is Open Access?

 

Thesis Abstracts: Professional Doctorate in Social Work & Social Care (2008-2022)

We are pleased to introduce a new brochure with former professional doctoral students presenting abstracts of their research in Social Work and Social Care and providing a professional update. The brochure has been compiled  by Dr Judy Foster and includes an introduction by Professor Andrew Cooper.  All theses mentioned can be downloaded from our Staff Publications Online repository.

You can see the brochure here:

http://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/2687/