Hoffecker Lilian, Hastings-Tolsma Marie, Vincent Deborah, Zuniga Heidi
Online J Issues Nurs. 2015 Dec 4;21(1):8. doi: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol21No01PPT03.
Nurse scholars and clinicians seek to publish their research and scholarly findings to strengthen both nursing science and clinical practice. Traditionally subscription-based publications have been the mainstay of knowledge dissemination. However, subscription costs have tended to restrict access to many journals to a small, specialized, academic community, a limitation that has contributed to the development of open access (OA) publications. OA journals have a powerful appeal as they allow greater access to scholars and consumers on a global level. However, many OA journals depend on an author-pays model that may lead to unintended and undesirable consequences for authors. Today, it is easier than ever to share scholarly findings, but authors need to be vigilant when selecting a journal in which to publish. In this article, we discuss the background of open access journals and describe key consideration to distinguish between reputable publications and those that may lead authors astray. We conclude that despite controversy and concerns related to publishing in OA journals, these journals do provide opportunities for researchers and clinicians to raise the profile of their work and ensure a robust, scholarly communication system.
护士学者和临床医生希望发表他们的研究及学术成果，以加强护理科学和临床实践。传统上，基于订阅的出版物一直是知识传播的主要方式。然而，订阅成本往往将许多期刊的获取限制在一个规模较小、专业性强的学术群体中，这一限制推动了开放获取（OA）出版物的发展。OA期刊具有强大的吸引力，因为它们能让全球范围内的学者和读者更方便地获取信息。然而，许多OA期刊依赖作者付费模式，这可能给作者带来意想不到的不良后果。如今，分享学术成果比以往任何时候都更容易，但作者在选择发表期刊时需要保持警惕。在本文中，我们讨论了开放获取期刊的背景，并描述了区分声誉良好的出版物和可能误导作者的出版物的关键考虑因素。我们得出的结论是，尽管在OA期刊上发表存在争议和担忧，但这些期刊确实为研究人员和临床医生提供了提升其工作知名度的机会，并确保了一个强大的学术交流系统。
