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Palgrave Macmillan Reception
19th February 2015, ISA, New Orleans
Order of speakers
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
Nature Publishing Group & Palgrave Macmillan
Michele Acuto
University College London
Timothy M Shaw
University of Massachusetts Boston
Oliver Richmond
University of Manchester
Palgrave Communications – a new
journal from Palgrave Macmillan
19th February 2015, ISA, New Orleans
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
Head of Data and HSS Publishing, Open Research
Nature Publishing Group & Palgrave Macmillan
[email protected]
@iainh_z
Palgrave Communications
First edition
published 20th
January 2015
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/palcomms/
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Palgrave Communications
Facts
Scope
 High-quality peer-reviewed open access journal for research in all
areas of the humanities, the social sciences (HSS) and business.
Editorial team
 Managing Editor, Gino D’Oca, supported by 80 Editorial Board Members
reflecting the journal’s scope.
Peer review
 Manuscripts judged to be of potential interest are sent for double-blind
peer review.
Innovation and speed
 Rapid, continuous publication with no restrictions on words, figures,
references
 Enhanced html and PDF content with global visibility
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Palgrave Communications
Selected Editorial Board Members
Martin Geiger
Carleton University
Wendy Harcourt
Erasmus University
Rajneesh Narula
University of Reading
Anthony Payne
University of Sheffield
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Stephen Bronner
Rutgers University
Guy Peters
University of Pittsburgh
Heather Savigny
Bournemouth University
Michael Thompson
William Paterson University
Steve Tsang
University of Nottingham
Timothy M. Shaw
University of Massachusetts
William Walters
Carleton University
Michele Acuto
University College London
Shi Yinhong
Renmin University of China
http://www.palgravejournals.com/articles/palcomms20144/
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http://www.palgravejournals.com/articles/palcomms20144/
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http://www.palgravejournals.com/articles/palcomms20144/
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Palgrave Communications
Open access
Access
 All articles immediately and permanently and freely available to all
online.
License
 Creative Commons (CC BY) offered as default license. Any
reader/researcher can copy, redistribute and build upon work
efficiently.
Article processing charges (APCs)
 Flat, one-off charge that covers all costs associated with peer review,
production, archiving, web hosting and archiving
 USD $1,200 // GBP £750
Funding open access
 Ongoing debate about funding in HSS research. Funding support
service for authors provided by Macmillan.
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Growth in open access by discipline
Laakso and Björk BMC Medicine 2012 10:124 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-10124 (Reproduced under CC-BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
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Benefits of open access
• Faster progress/better return on investment in research
• Understanding of research outside the research community
(e.g. public, government) is increased
• Increased visibility and readership of articles
• Increased citation impact1
• Authors retain copyright in their work and are free to
redistribute widely
• Facilitates interdisciplinary research and collaboration
• The research literature becomes a resource for research
(text/data mining)
1. For a bibliography of studies on open access and citations, see the SPARC Europe website:
http://sparceurope.org/oaca_table/ 46/60 studies show an increase in citations for open access
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Demand for a selective, fully OA journal in HSS
Palgrave Macmillan Researcher Panel Survey (2011):
 82% would publish OA if offered in best/most appropriate
journal1
 68% said their research area would benefit from journals that
publish peer-reviewed OA1
European Commission Study of Open Access Publishing
(2011):
 Two main factors slowing the move to OA were availability of
funding (39%) and [perceived] scarcity of quality OA journals
(30%)2
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1. 1259 HSS researchers surveyed Dec-Jan 2011. 649 responses received. Response rate
52%. http://figshare.com/articles/NPG_Open_Access_survey_raw_data/1234051
2. Analysis of 4976 responses. Mele S et al. Highlights from the SOAP project survey.
arXiv:1101.5260
Editorial aims and scope
A multidisciplinary open access journal with impact
A paper should represent an advance in understanding likely to
influence thinking in the field.
Promoting transparency and reproducibility
Strong policies on access to research data and materials and
citation of data. Journal works with repositories.
Promoting interdisciplinary research
Champions interdisciplinary research, fostering interaction,
creativity and reflection within and between the rich disciplines
the journal encompasses.
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Palgrave Communications – finding a
home for interdisciplinary research
Michele Acuto
Research Director and Senior Lecturer in Global Networks &
Diplomacy at STEaPP
University College London
Beyond Development Post-2015:
desiderata for Palgrave Communications
in its first half-decade
Timothy M Shaw
Research Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human
Security, and Global Governance
University of Massachusetts Boston
Desiderata for Palgrave Communications
• Interdisciplinary global network advancing digital
presence
• Learning from Nature & Scientific American
• Advancing new professional association, third sector (eg
COPE/COUNTER/Crossref/INASP) & corporate (eg with
Springer) alliances
• Proposing OA APC discount for the global South (and
new PhDs/first time authors?)
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Desiderata for Palgrave Communications
• Appropriate for global South where mobile
telecommunications most advanced (eg JCIR)
• Social media increasingly central to academic
marketing, from degrees to publications
• Onto fifth birthday for Palgrave Communications at ISA
in March 2020…in Honolulu
• NB auspicious occasion for launch as Chinese new
year…of the ram: a good, likeable animal sign
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Thank you
For more information please contact:
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
Head of Data and HSS Publishing, Open Research
Nature Publishing Group & Palgrave Macmillan
[email protected]
@iainh_z