Comparative analysis and insights from open science practices of overseas academic publishers
[Purposes]This study investigates the practices of open science engagement of overseas academic publishers,aiming to provide references for similar practices of academic publishers in China.[Methods]The online survey and literature review were employed to reveal the publishing practices of ten overseas academic publishers,with focuses on their practices and open access publishing modes regarding scientific journals,scholarly monographs,research data,and peer review.[Findings]These publishers mainly adopt gold open access,although the proportion of open resources varies.The financial operations for open access publishing revolve around resource processing charges,with innovative explorations in sustainable open access publishing practices such as collective payments and crowdfunding.Flexible open access policies have been implemented to synchronize the open access of ancillary research outcomes such as scientific data and peer review reports,thus enriching the academic exchange ecosystem.Furthermore,these publishers have leveraged resource platforms to integrate a variety of open resources,facilitating user access and utilization.[Conclusions]Chinese academic publishers should adapt to the trend of open science development by restructuring the publishing operations,deepening the open access publishing of journals,and adopting diverse forms of research outputs opening.Author-centered services should be promoted to meet the open access publishing demands of authors.The inter-departmental collaboration network that integrates content,funding,publishing services,and resource platforms should be built to enhance the collective efficiency of open access publishing.
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