In our case B!SON doesn’t stand for a wild animal, but for a recommendation service for
quality-assured Open Access Journals.
American Bison, Marco Verch, Creative Commons 2.0
Due to the enormous increase in the number of new publishing offerings, it is difficult for authors to make the most suitable selection. B!SON was developed by TIB Hannover and SLUB Dresden. The tool is open, free of charge and web-based.
Den Beitrag weiterlesen Do you know B!SON? – new tools make Open Science easy
Monitoring
The National Open-Access-Monitor provided by the Central Library of the Research Center Jülich offers opportunities for analyses of publications, costs and citations with regard to Open Access in Germany. Currently, data concerning scientific articles marked by a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) are processed. The sources comprise i.a. the Web of Science and the database Dimensions.
Chemnitz University Library makes use of this monitor for the analysis of Open-Access publication numbers and costs but also for the assessment of the market and the allocation of costs between the different publishers. The results are of significant importance for the calculation of the Publication Fund of Chemnitz University of Technology, the conclusion of transformation contracts with publishers and the application for funding resources.
Fig. 1 Open-Access status Chemnitz University of Technology, 2017-2021, OA Monitor, Dimensions
Bild: Jacob Müller /Pressestelle der TU Chemnitz
Free and permanent access to reliable research results accelerates, among others, finding effective measures against pandemics and global threats to the environment and health.
Den Beitrag weiterlesen From Research Results to Open Access Publication