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Authors: Nafpliotis, Alexandros | Tsoukala, Victoria | Houssos, Nikos | Kalaitzis, Andreas | Sachini, Evi

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The present contribution concerns a case study of open access scholarly publishing in Greece, its history and effect in helping the local researcher community transition from a print-only mode of work to online working environments and in rendering Greek publications and scholarship more relevant to the international scholarly community. The paper elaborates on the goals of the project and the challenges that were encountered and addressed during its implementation. The project, which started in 2007 with the transition of three print journals in the humanities to an online and print format and online working environment, culminated in the development of …an online platform that provides access to content and services from a single point in the web, ePublishing.ekt.gr. As part of the National Documentation Centre (EKT)'s services, we systematize and upgrade the journals' policies according to international standards, provide an online working platform and training, digitize and release in open access academic articles (more than 3,500 articles in established journals, published by small, non-profit, academic/scholarly society publishers, so far), provide DOIs, as well as concentrate on electronic books and conference proceedings – also to include purely online books in the future, starting with a born-digital monograph in a Humanities subject (onlineBook). In a nutshell, we have focused on providing publishers of scientific journals a range of comprehensive services which are constantly updated and improved in the light of the developments in scholarly communication, and which foster the internationalization, visibility, and preservation of research in these fields. Show more

Keywords: Electronic journals, Open Access, Greece, Open Journal Systems (OJS), ePublishing

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-140752

Citation: Information Services & Use, vol. 34, no. 3-4, pp. 309-314, 2014

Authors: Tsoukala, Victoria | Panagopoulou, Alexia | Stavrou, Giorgos | Angelidi, Eleni | Sachini, Evi | Nafpliotis, Alexandros

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The Greek Reference Index for the Social Sciences and Humanities (GRISSH) is a service that collects, documents, stores and, where possible, provides access to peer-reviewed publications in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) by Greek publishers. It also provides long-term preservation for the digital and print files of the publications. The GRISSH was conceived by the National Documentation Centre (EKT) and the documentation and access platform is developed by the organization itself (OpenABEKT). The GRISSH is, in essence, a collaborative project that advances with the assistance and active participation of the publishing and scholarly community in Greece. It is …intended as an essential reference service for the research and publishing community in Greece and abroad. The present contribution presents the goals, objectives and key benefits of the project; the evaluation criteria for the selection of content; the specifications for the development of the index; the methodology of documentation; the emerging collaborations with stakeholders. It also, present how the GRISSH project is aligned with the national and international agendas in view of a coordinated development and e-infrastructure that will support the sectors of academia, research and academic publishing. Show more

Keywords: Greek Reference Index, Social Sciences and Humanities, peer review content, open access, documentation, services, e-infrastructures

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-140747

Citation: Information Services & Use, vol. 34, no. 3-4, pp. 287-295, 2014

Authors: Sveinsdottir, Thordis | Wessels, Bridgette A. | Smallwood, Rod | Linde, Peter | Kala, Vasso | Tsoukala, Victoria | Sondervan, Jeroen

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: RECODE will leverage existing networks, communities and projects to address challenges within the open access and data dissemination and preservation sector, and produce policy recommendations for open access to research data based on existing good practice. The open access to research data sector includes several different networks, initiatives, projects and communities that are fragmented by discipline, geography, stakeholder category (publishers, academics, repositories, etc.) as well as other boundaries. Many of these organisations are already addressing key barriers to open access to research data, such as stakeholder fragmentation, technical and infrastructural issues, ethical and legal issues, and state and institutional policy …fragmentation. However, these organisations are often working in isolation or with limited contact with one another. RECODE will provide a space for European stakeholders interested in open access to research data to work together to provide common solutions for these issues. RECODE will culminate in a series of over-arching policy recommendations for a policy framework to support open access to European research data targeted at different stakeholders and policy-makers (http://www.recodeproject.eu ). Show more

Keywords: Open data, Open Access, open research data, policies

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-140756

Citation: Information Services & Use, vol. 34, no. 3-4, pp. 331-333, 2014