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Impact of Social Sciences – The case against the journal article: The age of publisher authority is going, going, gone — and we’ll be just fine.

Impact of Social Sciences – The case against the journal article: The age of publisher authority is going, going, gone — and we’ll be just fine. | Everything open | Scoop.it

Heidi Laine evaluates the often unsubstantiated claim that the journal article is central to the research communication process. Is a formal article really such a law of nature? She argues that the journal article (at least as we know it) will become a thing of the past. It will soon be replaced by article-style narrative reports, blogs, wikis, video and audio recordings, conference papers and presentations.

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Heidi Laine evaluates the often unsubstantiated claim that the journal article is central to the research communication process. Is a formal article really such a law of nature? She argues that the journal article (at least as we know it) will become a thing of the past. It will soon be replaced by article-style narrative reports, blogs, wikis, video and audio recordings, conference papers and presentations.

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OAPEN Library

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Welcome to OAPENonline library and publication platform

The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences. OAPEN works with publishers to build a quality controlled collection of Open Access books, and provides services for publishers, libraries and research funders in the areas of dissemination, quality assurance and digital preservation.

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The Right to Open Access to Humanities and Social Science Research

The Right to Open Access to Humanities and Social Science Research | Everything open | Scoop.it
Ernesto Priego sets the open access movement in context, outlining the key initiatives and policies that have emerged over the years. There are still many questions, fears and confusion in humaniti...
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Debating Open Access (July 2013) - British Academy

Debating Open Access (July 2013) - British Academy | Everything open | Scoop.it

A collection of 8 articles by leading academics and publishers reflecting on the challenges of open access publication for humanities and social sciences. 

Featuring contributions from:
Rita Gardner
Stuart M. Shieber
Chris Wickham
Stephen Curry
Martin Paul Eve
Ziyad Marar
Robin Osborne
Nigel Vincent

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A look at the process of submitting manuscripts and publishing books in the Open Access model - Open Science

A look at the process of submitting manuscripts and publishing books in the Open Access model - Open Science | Everything open | Scoop.it
  Open Access is entering steadily into the Humanities and Social Sciences, and is now considered as an alternative to the traditional way of publishing monographs and scientific books. If you are considering of publishing your monograph in an open access model, there are usually two paths to choose from: One – you can publish [...]
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Five recommendations for maximising the relevance of social science research for policy-making in the big data era

Five recommendations for maximising the relevance of social science research for policy-making in the big data era | Everything open | Scoop.it
The quantity and influence of generalisable data presents challenges and opportunities for public policy making. Helen Margetts discusses how social scientists can help policy-makers in this change...
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Innovative approaches to publishing open access monographs |Jisc Inform / Issue 37, Summer 2013

Innovative approaches to publishing open access monographs |Jisc Inform / Issue 37, Summer 2013 | Everything open | Scoop.it

Jisc Inform talks with Caren Milloy, Head of projects at Jisc Collections to explore potential business models for humanities and social sciences (HSS) open access monographs.

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