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April 15, 2021 by Gary Price

University of California & Springer Nature Announce New Initiative to “Better Understand Author Attitudes to Open Research”

April 15, 2021 by Gary Price

From a Springer Nature Announcement:

Springer Nature and the University of California (UC) today launched a new initiative to gain greater understanding of researcher attitudes to and motivations towards open research practices (including open access articles, data, and code; transparent peer review; and preprints). As part of the partnership, participating UC authors will also have the option to trial Guided Open Access (GOA) for some flagship Nature titles.

With immediate open access to the final published research article a key element of enabling open research, the pilot will start with UC researchers in neuroscience being invited to have their work considered by Nature or Nature Neuroscience using Springer Nature’s Guided Open Access (GOA) process, currently offered as a pilot on selected flagship Nature Portfolio titles.  As part of GOA, all authors in the pilot will receive an Editorial Assessment Report (EAR), a key feature of which is a focused and detailed recommendation on how to increase the rigor and reproducibility of their research and align with open research best practice.

Building on this, participating authors will be encouraged to engage proactively with several further open research initiatives supported by Springer Nature and UC, including:

  • Depositing associated data in relevant repositories so that it can be effectively reviewed and publication of data descriptors if appropriate to support sharing of large datasets (see for example: https://www.nature.com/sdata/policies/repositories#general)
  • Depositing protocols associated with the paper where applicable
  • Releasing code for peer review and deposition to facilitate reproducibility
  • Posting the submitted manuscript as a preprint through In Review or other preprint platforms to encourage early sharing and community commentary
  • Releasing the EAR or reviewer reports to enhance peer review transparency

Participants will be interviewed during the process on what incentivizes and motivates them to follow the open research practices offered above and how these motivations might be increased and barriers reduced. The results will be explored in a white paper with early insights and recommendations provided as to the potential role open research methods could play in the research ecosystem.

This pilot forms part of the landmark Transformative Agreement reached between Springer Nature and University of California agreed last summer which saw the two parties commit to exploring the impact and scope of open science content.

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Guided Open Access (GOA) is a progressive new publishing process that expands the role of Springer Nature’s in-house Nature Journal editors to offer collaborative advice for authors through all the stages of publishing, from initial submission to final publication. Experienced editors assess author manuscripts and manage a rigorous peer review process. They provide guidance and support through every step of the journey and are committed to working with authors in finding the right home for their papers, with just a single submission.

GOA normally requires a two stage APC payment – an Editorial Assessment Charge and top up APC. However, UC authors who are published as a result of the Nature-UC Open Science trial will have their entire fees covered by UC Library and Springer Nature– the authors will not be responsible for any fees.

The Editorial Assessment Report (EAR) is informed by one round of external peer review, after which authors receive a tailored portable package comprising guidance on suitability to the considered journals, a detailed assessment of the experimental framework with detailed guidance on how to increase the rigor and reproducibility of the research and align with open research practices, as well as our editorial guidance on how to navigate the reviewer reports. Authors can then choose to continue down the recommended journal publication route or take the manuscript and the editorial assessment report to another journal. The aim is to work with authors to find the best home

Learn More, Read the Complete Announcement

Filed under: Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing, Reports, Springer Nature

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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