Wyatt Jeremy C
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
J Med Internet Res. 2019 Dec 23;21(12):e16532. doi: 10.2196/16532.
The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) was an early pioneer of open access online publishing, and two decades later, some readers and authors may have forgotten the challenges of previous scientific publishing models. This commentary summarizes the many advantages of open access publishing for each of the main stakeholders in scientific publishing and reminds us that, like every innovation, there are disadvantages that we need to guard against, such as the problem of fraudulent journals. This paper then reviews the potential impact of some current initiatives, such as Plan S and JMIRx, concluding with some suggestions to help new open-access publishers ensure that the advantages of open access publishing outweigh the challenges.
《医学互联网研究杂志》(JMIR)是开放获取在线出版的早期先驱,二十年后,一些读者和作者可能已经忘记了以往科学出版模式所面临的挑战。本评论总结了开放获取出版对科学出版各主要利益相关者的诸多优势,并提醒我们,与每项创新一样,也存在一些我们需要防范的劣势,比如虚假期刊的问题。本文随后回顾了一些当前举措的潜在影响,如“计划S”和JMIRx,最后提出了一些建议,以帮助新的开放获取出版商确保开放获取出版的优势大于挑战。