Session GDB8

[Programme]

GDB8 | Publish or Perish in the Open Access Era: How to prioritize scientific quality over commercial interests?

Publish or Perish in the Open Access Era: How to prioritize scientific quality over commercial interests?

Convener: Eduardo Queiroz Alves | Co-convener: Barbara Ervens

Programme

| Tue, 29 Apr, 08:30–10:15 (CEST)

Room E1

Vimeo: GDB8 – Publish or Perish in the Open Access Era: How to prioritize scientific quality over commercial interests?

The Open Access movement has been recognized as a powerful and successful way of addressing inequities in the way research results are distributed. However, some publishers use the open access model to publish an excessive number of papers solely to increase their revenue. These publishers take advantage of the prevalent academic “publish or perish” culture, which leads to a vicious cycle that undermines scientific integrity. As a consequence, “publish or perish” has contributed to the proliferation of predatory publishing practices that lead to a large number of publications of low scientific quality. Such flawed papers often do not show evidence of rigorous peer review, which is a cornerstone of scientific quality assurance in publications. Breaking the cycle of the commercially-focused interests of publishers and the publishing pressure on scientific scholars require concerted actions by scientists, institutions, funders and publishers. How can these actors jointly address the challenges to uphold scientific quality in publications? How can scientists meet institutional publishing requirements while ensuring their papers are both societally relevant and scientifically meaningful? Can alternative publishing models help solving these problems? Join us in this Great Debate to discuss strategies to prioritize scientific quality over commercial interests in the rapidly evolving landscape of scientific publishing.

All opinions, statements, and questions, either from the panel or the audience, are the speakers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), our conference organizer Copernicus or the Austria Center Vienna, but have been shared here in the name of supporting open, transparent, and unedited discussion on this topic.