Uncovering Issues in Measuring Openness in Scientific Communication
Exploring the challenges in measuring openness in scientific communication through a case study on missing data and blunt tools. The study reveals insights on gold open access, APC expenditures, and the limitations of current methods in tracking and understanding scientific publications.
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MEASURING THE OPENNESS OUR SCIENCE: A CASE STUDY IN BLUNT TOOLS & MISSING DATA
TRACKING PUBLICATIONS TO BOTH UNDERSTAND & AND AFFECT SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
What We Know 1 Our OA Profile
1,697 Peer Reviewed Articles 10.5% Gold Open Access 61% Free to Read within 1 Year
61% Gold OA published with three publishers $186,838 Estimated APC expenditure 0.5% APC expenditures as portion of OHSU grant dollars
Acknowledging What We Dont Know 2 Our Methods
BEAR WITH ME, THE PROCESS IS A BIT MAD & KIND OF BORING WHAT HAVE WE PUBLISH WHAT IS GOLD WHAT IS GREEN
WHAT WE PUBLISH CAPTURING MOST OF IT Scopus affiliation IDs Date added to database via Unix timestamp (seriously) Filter to articles
WHAT IS GOLD FINDING SOME OF IT Cross reference against DOAJ metadata Verify transition year to OA Gather APC info
WHAT IS GREEN FOCUSING ON THE BIGGEST TARGET & MAKING ASSUMPTIONS Cross reference Scopus list against PubMed metadata Using DOI/PMCID convertor to find strays
But, Mostly Thats Not Our Fault 3 WE RE DOING IT WRONG
It s much easier not to know things sometimes. Stephen Chbosky
SO, WHATS REALLY WRONG WITH OUR OA MEASURE (AND ITS TECHNIQUES)? UNSUSTAINABLE INCOMPLETE & INACCURATE SILOED Even with the use of APIs, the process is cumbersome. Hybrid publications Functionally disconnected from other information Unembargoed publications Historical comparisons are difficult at best. Missing repositories PMCID (mis)assumptions Permissions
Or at Least Better 4 GETTING IT RIGHT
METADATA & MACHINE READABILITY
THERE ARE SOME KEYS IN THE PIPELINE NISO Access and Licensing Indicators Standard DOAJ Seal
Ask & Answer5 SO WHAT? Connecting the Measure to What We Want to
NOT JUST A NUMBER: UNDERSTANDING THE FULL CONTEXT OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
How Where are researchers communicating their science? Access What is the availability of our science to specific communities? Impact What are the relationships between where we communicate and outcomes? Investment How does the Library s investment in the literature relate to this landscape?
THANKS! Any questions? You can find me at @rchampieux / champieu@ohsu.edu Quince Slide template adapted from slidecarnival.com(CC-BY)
