technology and standards coasp 2013 simon thomson founder of open access key
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Technology and StandardsCOASP 2013
Simon ThomsonFounder of Open Access Key
Open Access Report : Market Size, Share, Forecast, and TrendsPublished 2013
Open Access Key – “one to watch”successfully introduced services to reduce friction and create a more efficient marketplace
"The Potential Role for Intermediaries in Managing the Payment of Open Access Article Processing Charges (APCs)“
RIN Report http://www.researchinfonet.org
or the fact we bought you all dinner on Wednesday night.....
Background to OAK Improve the author user
experience to encourage resubmission to Open Access
Reduce time and cost of financial management and administration for all participants
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Hidden Cost
Processing an apc cost the organisation
GBP 90.00EUR 105.00USD 140.00
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Let researchers and universities spend their time and money on research and not on administration
Our Technology Built and maintained in Norway and Denmark Web based Interact with api (Application programming interface) Visma Business Technology - erp/erm system designed
for mass single payment/clearing house management Capable of processing in excess of 1.5 million
transactions, associated to several thousand co-authors Functionality covers all Journal non-subscription charges
and OA books and monographs business models
The standards – some examplesWeb Accessibility Initiative (WAI) -
Level 2 Compliance issued by W3C Registered Data Controllers with
the Information Controllers OfficeSSL Certified
OA Workflow StandardsOAK is ORCID readyFundrefRepository IdentifiersWe are working with all parties to establish a
standard metadata record captured with the transaction/billing record
We are working with all parties to define and refine operational workflows
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• Cradle to Grave Billing
• Modular Functionality
• Transaction administration
Linking to publishers Created a standard api feed this can interact with production systems,
publisher manuscript management databases api ties in at the points of minimal disruption for
the publisher api pulls article metadata, pushes
payment/transaction status and analysis
Huge flexibility We created a system to service non/subscription
payments / apc’s, reprints, colour charges, page charges Discounting
Structured - eg 10% Membership, Ed board member Adhoc – marketing flyers at conferences
Workflow options With or without author interaction Split payments
Reporting
Future of OAK
If you think you are too small to have an impact
then try going to bed with a mosquito in the room
Collaboration Co-Action Publishing and
PKP/OJS DOAJ Jisc Intermediaries Production Systems Scoap3 – push metadata Funders – refine reporting
Thank you