1 The Scholarly Communication Landscape
Introduction
Major actors
Where to publish?
Research support and scholarly communication
How to use this book
2 Publication Types
Introduction
Monographs
Journal articles
Conference proceedings
Non-traditional publication channels
Publication types and scholarly communication
3 Open Access
Introduction
The open access movement
Green open access
Diamond open access
Gold open access
Open monographs
Open access at a crossroads
Open access and scholarly communication
Online resources
4 Copyright and License to Publish
Introduction
Copyright
Licence to publish: exclusive and non-exclusive
Creative Commons licences
Rights retention strategy
Copyright, licenses and scholarly communication
Online resources
5 Peer Review
Introduction
The peer review process
Traditional peer review
Open peer review
Peer review and scholarly communication
6 Research Metrics
Introduction
Journal-level metrics
Article-level metrics
Composite metrics: h-index
Data providers and coverage
Matthew effect
Responsible metrics
Research metrics and scholarly communication
Online resources
7 Societal Impact
Introduction
Planning for societal impact
Ex ante and ex post impact assessment
Social media: research and societal impacts
Societal impact, social media and scholarly communication
8 Research Integrity
Introduction
Authorship
Paper mills
Reproducibility
Retraction
Generative AI: Chatbots and more
Research Integrity and scholarly communication
9 Critical Issues and the Future of Scholarly Communication
Introduction
Oligopolistic publishers
Open research
Bibliodiversity, multilingualism and sustainability
The future of scholarly communication