Online and Open Access Publication Resources
The following links provide orientation about the development and perspectives of open access in general, and interactive open access publishing with public peer review and interactive discussion (as practised at the EGU) in particular. These resources were kindly provided by Ulrich Pöschl, Chair of the EGU Publications Committee from 2009 to 2014.
1. Open access declarations & initiatives
- Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities:
- Declaration text
- Signatories (EGU is number 31 of currently about 500 signatories)
- Mission statement
- Presentation on Open Access in the Scientific Discourse - Achievements & Perspectives at the 10 years of the Berlin Declaration Meeting
- Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing
- Budapest Open Access Initiative:
2. Development of open access publishing at the EGU
- 10 Years of Interactive Open Access Publishing - A short History of Interactive Open Access Publishing (PDF document, 6.7 MB)
- Arne Richter: A multi-talented character who has made a difference in scientific publishing
3. Concepts of interactive open access publishing & public peer review
- Interactive journal concept for improved scientific publishing and quality assurance
- Multi-stage open peer review: scientific evaluation integrating the strengths of traditional peer review with the virtues of transparency and self-regulation
- EGU position statement on the status of discussion papers published in EGU interactive open access journals (PDF document, 72.8 KB), European Geosciences Union 2010
- Further initiatives & visions of open evaluation
4. Related articles & information
- High impact and predictive validity of interactive open access publishing (PDF document, 106.2 KB)
- Rejection rates not correlated with citation rates (PDF document, 865.9 KB)
- Lack of accountability in research (PDF document, 140.6 KB)