60th Anniversary of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute Library

Nekada se važnost jedne knjižnice mjerila veličinom njezinih zbirki, dok se danas mjeri kvalitetom organizacije i lakoćom dostupnosti informacija koje su uglavnom u digitalnom obliku. I nekada i danas Knjižnica Instituta Ruđer Bošković ponosno nosi ulogu najznačajnije prirodoznanstvene knjižnice u Hrvatskoj. Prije je to bilo zbog kvalitete i opsega njezinih zbirki, a danas je to zbog spremnosti kojom prihvaća promjene, te s time u skladu neprestano razvija jedinstvene, vrijedne i uvijek nove uslug

ACTA, PIPA, SOPA, WRA - Will the Internet as We Know It Survive?

ACTA, PIPA, SOPA, WR

Journals’ editorial policies – an analysis of the instructions for authors of Croatian open access journals

The growing number of publications presenting research findings, the pressure on scientists to produce publications in great quantity, and the shift in the business models of many journals increased importance of journals’ editorial practices, which are well represented in guidelines for preparing the manuscript for submission. Journals have a special responsibility to protect research integrity and to keep trust in journal publishing. This study looked at information on editorial practices in the instructions for authors of Croatian Open Access journals. 283 instructions for authors from all disciplines were examined according to the broad range of publishing issues grouped in hierarchically organized categories. Mostly addressed issues were manuscript layout (276/283) and journal language (269/283). The most common ethical issues among journals from all disciplines were responsibility of author (73/283), funding (52/283), and accuracy (51/283). There are several ethical issues addressed significantly more often by biomedical journals, like responsibility of authors (14/30), publishing ethics (14/30), conflict of interest (12/30), funding (11/30), and authorship (11/30). In comparison with ethical issues common publishing issues like manuscript layout, manuscript elements, and type of paper were richly represented in journals from all disciplines

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI): four years experience

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Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Croatia

There is a vibrant Open Access environment in Croatia and several academic and research institutions initiate different activities concerning open access to the scientific information (Ruđer Bošković Institute, School of Medicine, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Faculty of Organization and Informatics at University of Zagreb, University of Zadar, University of Osijek, National and University Library, etc.). It is very important to improve collaboration among different stakeholders, as well as to provide top-down guidance harmonized with EU practices. Important blocks of the existing Open Access research infrastructure are presented in the paper: the Croatian Scientific Bibliography CROSBI, the Croatian portal for Open Access journals HRČAK, and the common infrastructure for digital academic repositories DABAR. Future development of Open Access infrastructure in Croatia is discussed