Find readings discussed in our workshop series and more in depth discussions by exploring these topics: 

Publishing Ethics

“An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing” (2018). Ethical Framework for Library Publishing. Paper 1.
(http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316777) https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=libpubtaskforce

Diversity and Inclusion:

Neiss, E. (November 15, 2016). “Recap–Fall Forum: How do we make publishing more inclusive?” [Blog Post]. https://www.bbboston.org/fall-forum-recap/

Cumming, S. (2009). “Uncovering Hidden Gems: The Journals Online project at INASP” https://www.inasp.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/uncovering_hidden_gems.pdf

Peer Review

Ross-Hellauer T. What is open peer review? A systematic review [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2017, 6:588 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.11369.1) https://f1000research.com/articles/6-588/v1

Friesen, Rilla. (2018). The Past and Present of the Canadian Journal of History / Annales canadiennes d’histoire. Scholarly and Research Communication, 9(1): 0101275, 7 pp. https://src-online.ca/index.php/src/article/download/275/543/Cached

Jung J.,  Kim JI.,  & Yoon J.W. (2017) A practical approach to constructing triple-blind review process with maximal anonymity and fairness. In: D. Choi & S. Guilley (Eds.). Information Security Applications: 17th International Workshop, WISA 2016, Jeju Island, Korea, August 25-27, 2016, Revised Selected Papers, pp. 198-209. New York, NY: Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56549-1) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-56549-1_17

Pourquié, O and Brown, K. Introducing cross-referee commenting in peer review, Development 2016, 143: pp. 3035-3036 (doi: 10.1242/dev.143198) http://dev.biologists.org/content/143/17/3035

David Roy Smith; Will Publons Popularize the Scientific Peer-Review Process?, BioScience, Volume 66, Issue 4, 1 April 2016, Pages 265–266, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw010 

Copyright Basics

Copyright Basics: Columbia University Copyright Advisory Services – https://copyright.columbia.edu/basics.html

For access to CU resources on copyright including our Copyright Quick Guide, Fair Use Checklist, Permissions and Licensing guide and more.

Creative Commons Licenses https://creativecommons.org

Strauss, Patricia. “It’s Not the Way We Use English”—Can We Resist the Native Speaker Stranglehold on Academic Publications?” Publications 2017, 5(4), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/publications5040027 

Production

Accessibility

BISG Content Structure Committe Accessible Publishing Working Group. (2016) BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing. New York, NY: The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. Retrieved from https://bisg.site-ym.com/store/ViewProduct.aspx?id=6972996

Ng, C. & Schofield, M. (2017). “A practical starte guide on developing accessible websites.” Code{4}Lib Journal, 37. Retrieved from http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/12697

Check out tools and templates for Accessibility for more help in creating accessible PDFs,  websites, and more. 

Marketing and Impact

Impact Factor and Citation Metrics

Garfield Eugene. (2006) “The History and Meaning of the Journal Impact Factor” JAMA, vol. 295, n. 1, pp. 90–93. doi:10.1001/jama.295.1.90 http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/papers/jamajif2006.pdf

Fortney, Katie, and Linda Suk-Ling Murphy. “Getting Found: Indexing and the Independent Open Access Journal.” Western Journal of Emergency Medicine17.5 (2016): 508–510. PMC. Web. 19 Oct. 2018. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5017831/pdf/wjem-17-508.pdf

Article-Level Metrics: A SPARC Primer http://www.sparc.arl.org/sites/default/files/sparc-alm-primer.pdf

Altmetrics: A manifesto http://altmetrics.org/manifesto/

Open Access

Antelman, Kristin. “Do Open Access Articles Have a Greater Research Impact?” College & Research Libraries News, 2004, vol. 65, n. 5, pp. 372-382. http://eprints.rclis.org/5463/1/do_open_access_CRL.pdf

Eve, Martin Paul. Open Access and the Humanities: Contexts, Controversies and the Future. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316161012. https://hcommons.org/deposits/download/mla:290/CONTENT/9781107097896ar.pdf/