Learned Publishing: July 2024 issue is now available
2 July 2024
Learned Publishing: Volume 37, issue 3, July 2024
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I'm pleased to announce that the July issue of Learned Publishing (Vol. 37, issue 3) is now available, exploring various topics of relevance to the scholarly publishing community – including articles on international publishing, open access, open science and the evolving role of patients as authors.
Two original research articles discuss the global publishing landscape. First, Kunle Oparinde et al. (Durban University of Technology, South Africa) discuss key developments in global scholarly publishing, highlighting both the positive impacts and potential challenges of recent trends such as open access and artificial intelligence. In addition, Maryna Nazarovets (TIB Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Germany) provides an in-depth analysis of the Ukrainian journal landscape using data from Ulrichsweb, revealing over 1,500 active Ukrainian journal titles, with 85% disseminated by academic institutions.
In a related topic, the role of learned societies in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) is examined by Elina Late et al., finding that national learned societies in SSH play an important role in promoting multilingualism, fostering interdisciplinary research and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Author identification and metadata continue to be crucial topics in scholarly communication. In their research, María Bordons et al. (Spanish National Research Council, Spain) analyse ORCID identifier adoption in Spanish scholarly communication, finding that while 90% of Spanish scientific articles list at least one ORCID iD, only 14% include one for all authors. Advancements in natural language processing (NLP) hold promise for the academic publishing industry, and in their study, Pablo Calleja Ibañez and Elea Giménez-Toledo (Spanish National Research Council, Spain) propose a methodology for applying named-entity recognition to academic books, enhancing discoverability and retrieval possibilities.
For those interested in open access, JungWon Yoon et al. (Ewha Womans University, South Korea) examine the sustainability of open access diamond journals, identifying key factors associated with high sustainability. Their research emphasizes the need for national and international support to enhance the viability of this publishing model.
On the topic of open science, Chris Fradkin and Rogério Mugnaini (University of São Paulo, Brazil) examine the promotion and implementation of open science measures among high-performing journals from Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain. Their findings reveal stronger implementation of secondary open science measures (such as DOI and ORCID), but weaker adoption of primary measures (such as open data and open peer review).
Publication ethics remains a critical concern, and in this issue, Mike Downes details the deceptive practice of including "stock characters" in the editorial boards of journals run by predatory publishers.
Along with original articles, this month’s issue of Learned Publishing also includes two opinion articles. Vladimír Naxera (University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic) provides an editor's perspective on the "death of the journal", exploring how changes in evaluation and funding systems can impact journal sustainability. And in an important development for medical publishing, Karen L Woolley et al. (University of Queensland, Australia) discuss the evolution of patient authorship, highlighting its potential to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in the field, and outlining practical actions for publication stakeholders to encourage patient authorship. Underlining the importance of accessibility of scholarly content, this article also includes a supplementary plain language summary of its content.
Overall, this issue of Learned Publishing offers valuable insights into the current state and future directions of scholarly publishing, addressing some of the key challenges and opportunities in the field.
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