A Conse nsus Mode l for Re se ar c h Disse mination and Uptake - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ACADE MY OF SCIE NCE OF SOUT H AF RICA (ASSAf) SCHOL ARL Y PUBL ISHING PROGRAMME Pr e se ntation to SE MINAR ON RE SE ARCH UPT AKE AND UT IL ISAT ION: A Conse nsus Mode l for Re se ar c h Disse mination and Uptake 14
Applying sc ie ntific thinking in the se rvic e o f so c ie ty
ACADE MY OF SCIE NCE OF SOUT H AF RICA (ASSAf) SCHOL ARL Y PUBL ISHING PROGRAMME Pr e se ntation to SE MINAR ON RE SE ARCH UPT AKE AND UT IL ISAT ION:
14 Se pt 2009
W Ge ve r s, Chair pe r son:ASSAf’s Committe e on Sc holar ly Publishing in South Afr ic a
OVE RAL L OBJE CT IVE S T he ASSAf Sc holar ly Publishing Pr
amme is c onc e ptualise d as a c onc e rte d inte rve ntion into the c ountry’s national syste m of Innovation (NSI), aligne d with the T e n- Ye ar Innovation Plan of the DST , and foc use d on the e nhanc e me nt of the quality, quantity and worldwide visibility of original, pe e r- re vie we d public ations produc e d by r e se ar c he r s in the public se c tor , the foste r ing of a ne w ge ne ration of highly c ompe te nt and pr
s, and e nhanc e me nt of r e se ar c h uptake and utilisation. It is base d on appr
a c tivitie s (e vide nc e - ba se d, pe e r re vie w, e tc )
ASSAf RE PORT 2006: JOURNAL
D PUBL ICAT IONS
nal syste m e sse ntial
ne e de d
propose d
should be base d on pe e r r e vie w- QA syste m as ne xt phase of inc e ntivising quality in Highe r E duc . Instits.
ASSAf RE PORT (CONT IN.)
m r e quir e d for
quality, fr e e - online jour nals AND institutional r e positor ie s –
e d
mation syste m to be se t up, plus c ita tion inde xing a nd valid bibliome tr ic me thods
r anslation/ uptake / utilisation of sc holar ly c onte nt ne e de d for public be ne fit – e sp. e duc ation, innovation, de ve lopme nt
national : e ffor ts to pr
, le ve l- playing fie ld, fr e e ly ac c e ssible inde xing syste m
ASSAf RE PORT : PROGRE SS ON RE COMME NDAT IONS 1,3 AND 5
ly E ditor s’ F
um e stablishe d - te r ms of r e fe r e nc e agr e e d- c onse nsus “National Code of be st pr ac tic e in E ditor ial Disc r e tion and Pe e r Re vie w” publishe d – database
nals/ e ditor s ne ar ly r e ady – blog be ing e stablishe d - thr e e annual me e tings he ld with good atte ndanc e and par tic ipation
disc ipline - gr
r e vie w of S A sc holar ly jour nals – c r ite r ia and proc e ss guide line s approve d – fir st two Conse nsus Pe e r Re vie w Pane ls ne ar ly finishe d (Soc ial Sc ie nc e s e t al, Agr ic ultur e / Basic L ife Sc i e t al) – re por ts will be
polic y- make r s, syste m analysts, publishe rs, c ontributors and re ade rs – ne xt four groups of journals unde rway
ASSAf RE PORT : PROGRE SS ON RE COMME NDAT ION 4
Ne gotiations pe nding for
inc lusion of be st- pr ac tic e guide line s in CHE / HE QC QA syste ms for highe r e duc ation institutions, sc ie nc e c ounc ils
Working toward fre e - online , 4- tie re d c our
se syste m in sc ie ntific wr iting for postgr aduate s and young staff - c onsultative e xpe rt workshop e xpre sse d str
t
RE COMME NDAT ION 2 (c ontin.)
r e vie w of S A jour nals by ASSAf Pane ls will pr
into futur e ac c r e ditation mode ls/ polic y for r e se ar c h
ly Books study now r e le ase d)
he re will be a tig hte ning up of the va lidity of S&T indic ator analyse s
he r e will be nor mative e ffe c ts on whole NSI thr
be tte r training, be st prac tic e , c ompe tition for e xc e lle nc e
ASSAf RE PORT : Pr
e ss on Re c omme ndation 6 (Ope n Ac c e ss)
Vision of inc r e asingly visible , highly c ite d/ high- impac t, c ollabor ation- inviting, loc ally publishe d jour nals in SA:
ask T e am on (possible ) “national platform for public ation of high- quality, ope n ac c e ss (“Gold Route ”) sc holar ly jour nals”
xamination of SABINE T ; AJOL ; Hindawi (Cairo); Sc iE L O (S. Ame r ic a, e x Br azil)
e positor ie s (“Gr e e n Route ”) e nc our age d (c oope r ation with NRF , HE I’s, e tc )
case for regional journal systems; many supporting voices
system, interoperable, basic “rule-book” (Brazil office core to whole system)
committee); monitored
for citations, + other info.= informative +++ BUT:
? Sc iE L O SOUT H AF RICA
L O, 180 in Bra zil (e x 1000+
all publishe d)
national gr
“r e gional gr
r e ntly with T homson Sc ie ntific on linking with ISI:We b of Sc ie nc e
e Br azilian ope r ation funde d by BIRE ME / PAHO and Sao Paulo “NRF ” at c . R6- 7 million pe r annum - for har dwar e and te c hnic al / manage me nt staff
Br azil
“Sc iE L O SA”: T he way- to- go?
L O SA” se e n as possible “nuc le us” for e xte nsion to othe r Afr ic an c ountr ie s, ultimate ly “de ve loping c ountry we b- of- sc i”
nal pe e r r e vie w mode l for quality thr e shold, multi- be ne fits of quality impr
tne r ship with Sabine t/ Car ne gie