PEER Project State of Play: Advancing European Research Ecology
The PEER Project, presented by Michael Mabe in 2009, focuses on enhancing the publishing ecology of European research. It addresses key stages of publication, challenges around mandated deposit, and the role of consortiums in funding solutions. The project involves a collaboration of renowned publishers and institutions to experiment and innovate in the digital research space.
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The PEER Project State of Play Presented by Michael Mabe, STM NUV Meeting, Amsterdam 18 February 2009 PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
Three Key Stages of Publication Publisher Investment Public Investment Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Primary Outputs of Research: raw data Draft for submission to a journal Author s draft incorporating peer review enhancements & as accepted for publication Final published article on journal website: version of record with copyediting, typesetting, full citability, cross-referencing, interlinking with other articles, supplementary data PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
Problem and Solution Problem: no agreement on Mandated deposit Appropriate stage 2 embargo periods Effects on journals Solution Create an experiment to find out Consortium of interested parties bid for eContentPlus Funding 2.2m matching funding agreed Project commenced 1 September 2008 PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
Consortium and Other Participants The PEER consortium: International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) European Science Foundation (ESF) G ttingen State and University Library (UGOE) Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG) Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) Technical partners: SURF Universit t Bielefeld PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
Publishers at January 2009 BMJ Publishing Group Cambridge University Press Elsevier IOP Publishing Nature Publishing Group Oxford University Press Portland Press Sage Publications Springer Taylor & Francis Group Wiley-Blackwell PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
The Project 50% publisher deposit OBSERVATORY CONTROL EU ~300 JOURNALS ~300 JOURNALS REPOSITORIES 50% author deposit RESEARCH BEHAVIOUR USAGE ECONOMICS PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu
Content Subject areas Life Sciences, Medicine, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities & other professional publications Selection criteria European content 20% or greater Quality good quality, but reflecting a range by impact factor Non English language included Publishers set embargo periods appropriate for journal PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
Current Status ~260 journals agreed in several disciplines Technical issues for deposit ironed out 6 major repositories selected Research Oversight Group agreed Research Tenders for Behaviour and Usage out International advisory board agreed Deposit to commence end March Research teams appointed end March PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
Outcomes expected Determine whether short embargos cause migration of usage to good enough free content or have no effect Author attitudes and behaviour to deposit Economic costs for repositories and publishers of mandated deposit Increased trust and understanding between participants in project PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research PEER Publishing and the Ecology of European Research www.peerproject.eu www.peerproject.eu
