I’ll be attending remotely, Rick!
Jean-Claude - the folks at Delta Think and others who are thinking about OA taxonomies are not silly. They’re working with the existing problematic verbiage. One could argue for them bringing more nuance to the language but there’s no call for denigrating their work.
I’d welcome a robust discussion of financial sustainability of "free-to-read-free-to-publish journals whose costs are covered by a sponsor" and the labels for such a model. Business models should be a topic on this thread. If the label is the issue - then spell it out. "Free-to-read-free-to-publish journals whose costs are covered by a sponsor" is a lot to type. I actually think "sponsored journals" is fair and better than the weirdly extractive language of the jewels/metals system.
Note: a not-so-gentle reminder that humility and curiosity go a long way to fostering a productive dialogue.
My two cents,
Sara
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Please, do not call "Diamond OA" "sponsored" as these silly people at Delta Think do. When I saw that expression in Tasha Mellins-Cohen article on OA business models, I said to myself: here we go again. Gold used to mean OA through journals, with no reference to business models. Suddenly, Gold became APC-Gold. Now Diamond, already burdened by a quasi synonym - platinum - is going to be "sponsored OA" with the intimation of course that it is not a real business model. Well, from that perspective, diamond is not a business model, it is the result of a policy that says that publishing is an integral part of research, and, like all research, it is supported not by a business plan, but by various kinds of subsidies, many of which are public. The NSF, in accepting to pay for page charges in the 1950s, rested its case on precisely this argument.
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Le 2024-10-15 à 14:47, Rick Anderson a écrit :
In case anyone on the list is planning to attend and is interested, I’ll be presenting a workshop at the Annual Forum on the strengths and weaknesses of various open access publishing models.
And even if you don’t attend the workshop, if you’re there, please grab me and say hello! (I’ll be the only one in a bow tie.)
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Subject: [OPENCAFE-L] The 3rd Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA Starts in Just 1 Week!
The 2024 Annual Forum will offer a series of carefully tailored presentations and panels addressing key themes and topics related to the advancement of Open Science policies and practices in research institutions and research communities throughout the Arab world. We are honoured to have the Qatar National Library<https://www.qnl.qa/en> as our Host Partner for this event, and to have the continued support and funding from the Knowledge E Foundation.<https://knowledgee.com/knowledge-e-foundation/>
This year’s conference theme is: Transforming Knowledge Into Action. We invite librarians, researchers, policy makers, higher-education institutions to join us and work together towards a more open Arab world.
Further to our earlier emails about this year’s Annual Forum for Open Research (taking place 21-24 October in Doha, in partnership with the Qatar National Library), I wanted to let you know that we have made online access free for all delegates.
With the ongoing financial and political difficulties faced by many across the region, we have decided it is important that the event can be accessed by everyone and the valuable discussions taking place can be shared globally. In addition, we have listened to our community, and your many requests for more affordable access options. Online registration will therefore be free for all delegates who wish to join virtually (though we hope many of our network will still decide to join in person in Doha). I hope you will share this information with friends, students and colleagues across your network.
In addition, I wanted to let you know that we have further expanded our programme to include a high-impact exploration of the open science advancements made across the region, with a special opening roundtable discussion from key regional stakeholders including the leaders of the Association of Arab Universities, the Arab Scientific Research and Education Network, the Africa Reproducibility Network and the Arab Institute of Knowledge Management.
Moreover, we are hugely honoured that this year’s Annual Forum will be taking place under the Patronage of His Excellency Dr Hamad Al Kuwari, State Minister of Qatar with the rank of Deputy Prime-Minister and President of Qatar National Library.
I do hope you will all be able to join us. Register here: https://forumforopenresearch.com/registration/
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