On January 14 and 15,2004, on the campus ofthe Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) in Valparaiso, Chile, a workshop was held on the possibilities of electronic publication, in which 120 delegates from 15 countries participated. At the end it was written a Declaration in favour of the scientific rigor, quality, professionality, and open access

Baiget, Tomàs

Bustos-González, Atilio

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VALPARAISO DECLARATION
FOR IMPROVED SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIUM
On January 14 and 15,2004, on the campus ofthe Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
(PUCV) in Valparaiso, Chile, a workshop was held on the possibilities of electronic publication, in
which 120 delegates from 15 countries participated. Among others, the following experts from
various academic disciplines, publishing houses and libraries took part: Jorge Allende (researcher
from the Universidad de Chile), Atilio Bustos (Director ofthe PUCV Library System), Manuel
Krauskopf (Rector ofthe Universidad Andrés Bello and editor of Biological Research), Claudio
Menezes (Regional Advisor for UNESCO), Hooman Momen (editor ofthe Bulletin ofthe World
Health Organization), Graciela Muñoz (member ofICSU's CDS1 cornmittee, and editor ofthe
Electronic Journal ofBiotechnology), Abel Packer (Director ofBIREME), Erik Sandewall
(President ofICSU's CDS1 Cornmittee), Carol Tenopir (academician at the University of
Tennessee), and Jorge Walters (Coordinator ofInformation Technologies at BIREME). Tomas
Baiget (Project Leader, Statistical Institute ofCatalonia, and editor ofthe journal El Profesional de
la Información) acted as the scientific informant.
At the conc1usion ofthe discussions, the following DECLARATION was drafted:
1. Experts and researchers must work in favor of scientific rigor, both adhering to the protocols of
the established scientific methods in their experiments and research studies, and acting with
honesty in their possible collaborations as referees when evaluating the work of their peers.
Likewise, scientific rigor necessarily extends to the entire process of cornmunication through
scientific publications.
2. Journals must improve their production processes by using online technologies in order to
reduce their publication times.
3. Assessments of reading habits and analyses of the market for electronic j ournals c1early confirm
the fact that the Internet is already a place of convergence and the preferred medium for the
transmission of scientific knowledge.
4. Managers of scientific journals are responsible for achieving their maximal dissemination,
bringing with it greater visibility and accessibility. They should not only ensure that their
contents and format are standardized but also that they are indexed in the greatest possible
number of data bases and indexes, and that the complete texts are irnmediately available in
multiple repositories.
5. Knowledge ofthe current bibliometric and scientometric indicators must be raised in order to
ensure their proper application in the appropriate context and to prevent aberrations from
occurring. To this end, the current vicious circ1e centralized in 1S1must be broken, and we
must evolve toward a different, decentralized model that does not put the science from
determined zones and languages at a disadvantage.
6. Measures must be taken with governments, associations, professionals, and so forth in order to
establish an alternative model for assessing scientific production, so that science that is not
written in English is given the consideration it deserves in the global context. There cannot be
"second class" avenues in the sciences.
7. Open software models and sources ofinformation must be fostered to provide equal opportunity
for everyone.
8. The gradual reduction in publishing costs as a result of electronic publication (given the fact
that the costs of the production process are more and more being borne by the authors and
readers) must inexorably lead to systems of cornmunicating science that are open and managed
by the scientific cornmunity itself.
9. Librarians and acadernicians are responsible for teaching students and users in general how to
assess the quality ofthe information sources they use.
10. The scientific cornmunity must meet to analyze, discuss and propose publication norms in the
electronic medium as soon as possible.
Further information on the II Latin American Workshop on Resources and Possibilities for
Electronic Publication:
http://www.icsep.info/
Photos:
http://icsepfotopic. net
Valparaíso, January 15,2004
(published on February 4th 2004)


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· 'VALPARAISO DECLARATIONFOR IMPROVED SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIUMOn January 14 and 15,2004, on the campus ofthe Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso(PUCV) in Valparaiso, Chile, a workshop was held on the possibilities of electronic publication, inwhich 120 delegates from 15 countries participated. Among others, the following experts fromvarious academic disciplines, publishing houses and libraries took part: Jorge Allende (researcherfrom the Universidad de Chile), Atilio Bustos (Director ofthe PUCV Library System), ManuelKrauskopf (Rector ofthe Universidad Andrés Bello and editor of Biological Research), ClaudioMenezes (Regional Advisor for UNESCO), Hooman Momen (editor ofthe Bulletin ofthe WorldHealth Organization), Graciela Muñoz (member ofICSU's CDS1 cornmittee, and editor oftheElectronic Journal ofBiotechnology), Abel Packer (Director ofBIREME), Erik Sandewall(President ofICSU's CDS1 Cornmittee), Carol Tenopir (academician at the University ofTennessee), and Jorge Walters (Coordinator ofInformation Technologies at BIREME). TomasBaiget (Project Leader, Statistical Institute ofCatalonia, and editor ofthe journal El Profesional dela Información) acted as the scientific informant.At the conc1usion ofthe discussions, the following DECLARATION was drafted:1. Experts and researchers must work in favor of scientific rigor, both adhering to the protocols ofthe established scientific methods in their experiments and research studies, and acting withhonesty in their possible collaborations as referees when evaluating the work of their peers.Likewise, scientific rigor necessarily extends to the entire process of cornmunication throughscientific publications.2. Journals must improve their production processes by using online technologies in order toreduce their publication times.3. Assessments of reading habits and analyses of the market for electronic j ournals c1early confirmthe fact that the Internet is already a place of convergence and the preferred medium for thetransmission of scientific knowledge.4. Managers of scientific journals are responsible for achieving their maximal dissemination,bringing with it greater visibility and accessibility. They should not only ensure that theircontents and format are standardized but also that they are indexed in the greatest possiblenumber of data bases and indexes, and that the complete texts are irnmediately available inmultiple repositories.5. Knowledge ofthe current bibliometric and scientometric indicators must be raised in order toensure their proper application in the appropriate context and to prevent aberrations fromoccurring. To this end, the current vicious circ1e centralized in 1S1must be broken, and wemust evolve toward a different, decentralized model that does not put the science fromdetermined zones and languages at a disadvantage.6. Measures must be taken with governments, associations, professionals, and so forth in order toestablish an alternative model for assessing scientific production, so that science that is notwritten in English is given the consideration it deserves in the global context. There cannot be"second class" avenues in the sciences.7. Open software models and sources ofinformation must be fostered to provide equal opportunityfor everyone.8. The gradual reduction in publishing costs as a result of electronic publication (given the factthat the costs of the production process are more and more being borne by the authors andreaders) must inexorably lead to systems of cornmunicating science that are open and managedby the scientific cornmunity itself.9. Librarians and acadernicians are responsible for teaching students and users in general how toassess the quality ofthe information sources they use.10. The scientific cornmunity must meet to analyze, discuss and propose publication norms in theelectronic medium as soon as possible.Further information on the II Latin American Workshop on Resources and Possibilities forElectronic Publication:http://www.icsep.info/Photos:http://icsepfotopic. netValparaíso, January 15,2004(published on February 4th 2004)

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