The Scholarly Publishing Process


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Comic showing the growth of scientific publications over time and how much of it is open access. (Source: The Rise of Open Access)
Comic showing the growth of scientific publications over time and how much of it is open access.
(Source: The Rise of Open Access)

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Comic about how scientists use arXiv to share research quickly, sometimes before peer review. (Source: arXiv)
Comic about how scientists use arXiv to share research quickly, sometimes before peer review.
(Source: arXiv)

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Comic highlighting the challenges and quirks of the peer review process. (Source: Peer Review)
Comic highlighting the challenges and quirks of the peer review process.
(Source: Peer Review)

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Diagram illustrating the conflicting requirements faced by Dr. Jay: institutional promotion criteria, funder open access policy, and publisher embargo limits.
Diagram illustrating the conflicting requirements faced by Dr. Jay: institutional promotion criteria, funder open access policy, and publisher embargo limits.

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Traditional WorkflowResearchers → Peer Review → Edits → Publication → Library Access


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Open Science Workflow
Open Science Workflow

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Placeholder for publication workflow diagrams
Placeholder for publication workflow diagrams

Open Authoring Tools


Authorship and Conflict of Interest


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Open Peer Review


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