Overlay journals: A study of the current landscape

Antti Mikael Rousi*, Mikael Laakso

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    Tutkimustuotos: LehtiartikkeliArticleScientificvertaisarvioitu

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    Abstrakti

    Overlay journals are characterised by their articles being published on open access repositories, often already starting in their initial preprint form as a prerequisite for submission to the journal prior to initiating the peer-review process. In this study we aimed to identify currently active overlay journals and examine their characteristics. We utilised an explorative web search and contacted key service providers for additional information. The final sample consisted of 34 overlay journals. While the results show that new overlay journals have been actively established within recent years, the current presence of overlay journals remains diminutive compared to the overall number of open access journals. Most overlay journals publish articles in natural sciences, mathematics or computer sciences, and are commonly published by groups of academics rather than formal organisations. They may also rank highly within the traditional journal citation metrics. None of the investigated journals required fees from authors, which is likely related to the cost-effective aspects of the overlay publishing model. Both the growth in adoption of open access preprint repositories and researchers? willingness to publish in overlay journals will determine the model?s wider impact on scholarly publishing.
    AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
    Artikkeli09610006221125208
    Sivumäärä14
    JulkaisuJournal of Librarianship and Information Science
    Vuosikerta56
    Numero1
    Varhainen verkossa julkaisun päivämäärä17 lokak. 2022
    DOI - pysyväislinkit
    TilaJulkaistu - maalisk. 2024
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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