26 research outputs found
BOAI 15 Survey Report
The 15th anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative provided an excellent opportunity to take stock of global progress toward open access and to gauge the main obstacles still remaining to the widespread adoption of open access policies and practices. As part of this process, feedback was solicited through an open survey that was disseminated online, and that received responses from individuals in 60 countries around the world.
Markers of progress are clear. The lack of understanding of the concept of open access and a myriad of misconceptions that were pervasive at the time of the BOAIâs original convening have receded, as open access has become a widely accepted fact of life in research and scholarship. These have been supplanted by concerns that are more operational and nuanced in nature, essentially moving from debates about the âwhat and whyâ of open access to the âhowââhow to best get it done.
The survey showed two clear primary challenges. First and foremost, respondents noted the lack of meaningful incentives and rewards for scholars and researchers to openly share their work. This challenge resonated at both the global level (56% of respondents in Figure 1) and the local level (29.5% of respondents in Table 1). This was followed by concern over a lack of funds to pay for APCs or other open access-related costs (36% of respondents in Figure 1; 28.3% of respondents in Table 1).
The results of the survey indicate the transition from establishing open access as a conceptâwhich the BOAI did for the first time in 2002âto making open the default for research and scholarship.
These two key challenges point to areas where concerted effort needs to be focused to continue making progress towards open access. Strategies to align incentives and rewards for scholars to share their work openly and the need to construct affordable, sustainable, and equitable business models to support open access publishing must be embraced as primary working priorities by the open access community
The Budapest Open Access Initiative-20th. Anniversary Recommendations (BOAI20)
To mark the 20° anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), the BOAI has issued in March 2022 a new set of recommendations based on its original principles, current circumstances, and input from colleagues in all academic fields and regions of the world
La Budapest Open Access Initiative: Recomendaciones en su 20° Aniversario (BOAI20)
To mark the 20° anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), the BOAI has issued in March 2022 a new set of recommendations based on its original principles, current circumstances, and input from colleagues in all academic fields and regions of the world
La Budapest Open Access Initiative: Recomendaciones en su 20° Aniversario
The Budapest Open Access Initiative celebrated its 20th anniversary on February 14, 2022. To mark the anniversary, the BOAI steering committee is releasing a new set of recommendations based on its original principles, current circumstances, and input from colleagues in all academic fields and regions of the world. https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai20
L'Initiative de Budapest pour l'AccĂšs Ouvert : Recommandations du 20e anniversaire
L'accĂšs ouvert nâest pas une fin en soi, mais un moyen dâatteindre dâautres objectifs, parmi lesquels figurent avant tout lâĂ©quitĂ©, la qualitĂ©, lâutilisabilitĂ©, et la durabilitĂ© de la recherche. Nos recommandations prioritaires portent sur des problĂšmes systĂ©miques qui freinent la mise en Ćuvre de ces objectifs.
1. Les rĂ©sultats de recherche devraient ĂȘtre hĂ©bergĂ©s sur des infrastructures ouvertes. LâhĂ©bergement et la publication de textes, de donnĂ©es, de mĂ©tadonnĂ©es, de codes, et dâautres produits et rĂ©sultats numĂ©riques de recherche devraient se faire sur des infrastructures ouvertes et contrĂŽlĂ©es par la communautĂ©. Utilisez des infrastructures qui minimisent le risque de restrictions d'accĂšs ou de contrĂŽle futur par des organisations commerciales. Dans lâhypothĂšse oĂč des infrastructures ouvertes nâexisteraient pas encore pour des besoins spĂ©cifiques, veillez Ă favoriser leur dĂ©veloppement.
2. Les mĂ©thodes dâĂ©valuation de la recherche devraient ĂȘtre rĂ©formĂ©es en vue de favoriser l'accĂšs ouvert. Les pratiques dâĂ©valuation de la recherche Ă des fins de recrutement, de promotion ou de financement devraient Ă©voluer pour favoriser l'accĂšs ouvert et Ă©liminer les facteurs dissuasifs de publication en accĂšs ouvert.
3. Les voies de publication et de dissĂ©mination inclusives devraient ĂȘtre privilĂ©giĂ©es, en particulier celles qui ne discriminent pas les auteurs et auteures sur la base de motifs Ă©conomiques. Veillez Ă tirer pleinement parti des archives ouvertes (la « Voie Verte ») et des revues en accĂšs ouvert sans frais de publication (article processing charges, ci-aprĂšs APC), aussi appelĂ©es les revues « diamant ». Prenez vos distances par rapport aux revues qui exigent le paiement dâAPC.
4. Lorsque des frais sont engagĂ©s pour publier des recherches en accĂšs ouvert, il importe de garder Ă lâesprit les objectifs vers lesquels devrait tendre l'accĂšs ouvert. PrivilĂ©giez les modĂšles qui profitent Ă toutes les rĂ©gions du monde, qui sont contrĂŽlĂ©s par des scientifiques et des organisations Ă but non lucratif, qui Ă©vitent de concentrer de nouvelles publications en accĂšs ouvert dans les mains de quelques revues commerciales prĂ©pondĂ©rantes, et qui veillent Ă ne pas pĂ©renniser des schĂ©mas de publication incompatibles avec les objectifs prĂ©citĂ©s. Prenez vos distances par rapport aux accords de type read and publish (les accords souvent dits « transformants »).Open access is not an end in itself, but a means to further ends. Above all, it is a means to the equity, quality, usability, and sustainability of research. Our four high-level recommendations address systemic problems that obstruct progress toward these ends.
1. Host OA research on open infrastructure. Host and publish OA texts, data, metadata, code, and other digital research outputs on open, community-controlled infrastructure. Use infrastructure that minimizes the risk of future access restrictions or control by commercial organizations. Where open infrastructure is not yet adequate for current needs, develop it further.
2. Reform research assessment and rewards to improve incentives. Adjust research assessment practices for funding decisions and university hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions. Eliminate disincentives for OA and create positive new incentives for OA.
3. Favor inclusive publishing and distribution channels that never exclude authors on economic grounds. Take full advantage of OA repositories and no-APC journals (âgreenâ and âdiamondâ OA). Move away from article processing charges (APCs).
4. When we spend money to publish OA research, remember the goals to which OA is the means. Favor models which benefit all regions of the world, which are controlled by academic-led and nonprofit organizations, which avoid concentrating new OA literature in commercially dominant journals, and which avoid entrenching models in conflict with these goals. Move away from read-and-publish agreements
Putative imprinted gene expression in uniparental bovine embryo models
Altered patterns of gene expression and the imprinted status of genes have a profound effect on cell physiology and can markedly alter embryonic and fetal development. Failure to maintain correct imprinting patterns can lead to abnormal growth and behavioural problems, or to early pregnancy loss. Recently, it has been reported that the Igf2R and Grb10 genes are biallelically expressed in sheep blastocysts, but monoallelically expressed at Day 21 of development. The present study investigated the imprinting status of 17 genes in in vivo, parthenogenetic and androgenetic bovine blastocysts in order to determine the prevalence of this unique phenomenon. Specifically, the putatively imprinted genes Ata3, Impact, L3Mbtl, Magel2, Mkrn3, Peg3, Snrpn, Ube3a and Zac1 were investigated for the first time in bovine in vitro fertilised embryos. Ata3 was the only gene not detected. The results of the present study revealed that all genes, except Xist, failed to display monoallelic expression patterns in bovine embryos and support recent results reported for ovine embryos. Collectively, the data suggest that monoallelic expression may not be required for most imprinted genes during preimplantation development, especially in ruminants. The research also suggests that monoallelic expression of genes may develop in a gene- and time-dependent manner
LTER HAUSGARTEN 2018 - Long-Term Ecological Research in the Fram Strait, Cruise No. MSM77, September 15 - October 13, 2018, Longyearbyen (Svalbard) - Edinburgh (Scotland)
The 77th cruise of the RV MARIA S. MERIAN contributed to various large national and international research and infrastructure projects (FRAM, ARCHES, INTAROS, ICOS, SIOS) as well as to the research programme PACES-II (Polar Regions and Coasts in the changing Earth System) of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Investigations within Work Package 4 (Arctic sea ice and its interaction with ocean and ecosystems) of the PACES-II programme, aim at assessing and quantifying ecosystem changes from surface waters to the deep ocean in response to the retreating sea ice, and at exploring the most important (feedback) processes determining temporal and spatial variability. Contributions to the PACES-II Work Package 6 (Large scale variability and change in polar benthic biota and ecosystem functions) include the identification of spatial patterns and temporal trends in relevant benthic community functions, and the development of a comprehensive science community reference collection of observational data. Work carried out within WPs 4 and 6 will support the time-series studies at the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) observatory HAUSGARTEN (Fig. 1.1), where we document Global Change induced environmental variations on a polar deep-water ecosystem. This work is carried out in close co-operation between the HGF-MPG Joint Research Group on Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology and the PEBCAO Group (Phytoplankton Ecology and Biogeochemistry in the Changing Arctic Ocean) at AWI as well as the working group Microbial Geochemistry at the GEOMAR and the HGF Young Investigators Group SEAPUMP (Seasonal and regional food web interactions with the biological pump)
Open access : OSI and eIFLâs work on the international level, activities in Ukraine on the national level
Overview of activities in the field of open access funded by Open Society Institute and backed up by eIFL is given. From general information about OSI, eILF and open access activities we come to practical solutions in a few countries included in OSI programs. Finnaly, situation in Ukraine is described i.e. national strategy about open access is described, from negotiations and activities on governmental level to solutions for end users
BOAI 15 Survey Report
The 15th anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative provided an excellent opportunity to take stock of global progress toward open access and to gauge the main obstacles still remaining to the widespread adoption of open access policies and practices. As part of this process, feedback was solicited through an open survey that was disseminated online, and that received responses from individuals in 60 countries around the world.
Markers of progress are clear. The lack of understanding of the concept of open access and a myriad of misconceptions that were pervasive at the time of the BOAIâs original convening have receded, as open access has become a widely accepted fact of life in research and scholarship. These have been supplanted by concerns that are more operational and nuanced in nature, essentially moving from debates about the âwhat and whyâ of open access to the âhowââhow to best get it done.
The survey showed two clear primary challenges. First and foremost, respondents noted the lack of meaningful incentives and rewards for scholars and researchers to openly share their work. This challenge resonated at both the global level (56% of respondents in Figure 1) and the local level (29.5% of respondents in Table 1). This was followed by concern over a lack of funds to pay for APCs or other open access-related costs (36% of respondents in Figure 1; 28.3% of respondents in Table 1).
The results of the survey indicate the transition from establishing open access as a conceptâwhich the BOAI did for the first time in 2002âto making open the default for research and scholarship.
These two key challenges point to areas where concerted effort needs to be focused to continue making progress towards open access. Strategies to align incentives and rewards for scholars to share their work openly and the need to construct affordable, sustainable, and equitable business models to support open access publishing must be embraced as primary working priorities by the open access community