What happens when public knowledge is made private?

Are we happy that the public is excluded from

access to publicly funded research?

Should commercial profit come before the free sharing

of scientific knowledge?

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Peer-review Process

ResearchWriting

SubmissionReview by editorExpert reviews

Revision2nd reviewTypesettingCopy editing

Printing/ePrintsDistribution

Why do academics publish?

Sharing knowledgeTransparencyAccountability

Marking territoryImpact Factor

Who benefits?

•1960s-70s: Commercial publishers start buying top journal from non-profit academic societies

•1980s>: Serial crisis

‘Serial Crisis’

• Cost of periodical rising• Library funding going

down in real terms• Price inelasticity• More research

Papers published by top 10 publishers

40%

Revenue going to top 10 publishers

42%

Value of academic journal publishing

$19 billion

$10 Billion could buy universal schooling for children in the world’s

conflict zones

What happens when I can’t access share things I’m the author of?

"As a dedicated and long-term Mac user, I am surprised and a little unhappy at how hard it is

for Mac users to access the story."

Impact Factors

Citation reports14,000 Journals

Major role in ranking and funding

Commercially owned database

No copyright transfer=

No publication=

Poor Impact Factor=

Poor career prospects

Open Access

1998: PKP Launch2001: First OS software launch

2005: OJS v2 launched2006: 400 OA journals

Current version 2.2.28 languages

Further 10 in development

Open Journal SystemPublic Knowledge Project

http://pkp.sfu.ca

John WillinskyProfessor of Literacy and Technology University of British Columbia

300,000 Peer Reviewed Journals5,000 Open Access Journals

Funding Access

Pay per viewPublishing fee

Institutional subsidyAdvertising

Who benefits?

Developing CountriesLibraries

Academics seeking citation

Research becomes a public resource