Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/231355 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
HIIG Discussion Paper Series No. 2021-2
Publisher: 
Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG), Berlin
Abstract: 
Over the last 25 years, scholars around the world have used electronic publishing to open up their work, share it with interested publics instantly or even become publishers themselves. This white paper explores in what ways advances in publication technology in the journal sector (e.g. the widespread use of content management and editorial systems) contributes to a more inclusive and sustainable open access ecosystem. Drawing on a study we did in Germany in 2019-2021, and for which we tested technical solutions together with the international, peer-reviewed diamond open access journal Internet Policy Review, we present and discuss publishing solutions based on software, workflows, and collaborations with regard to their practicability and scalability. The paper finds that scholar-led publishing is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to technical solutions tending towards increased bibliodiversity (i.e., variety of content, publication formats and publishing institutions).
Subjects: 
Open access
Scholar-led
Publication technology
Sustainability
Small sciences
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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