Going with the publishing (work)flow - moving metadata from the point of peer review -NISO Plus

Abstract

Machine-readable metadata makes it possible to draw connections between the various stakeholders and phases of the research process from the time a scholar submits their work for peer review through publication. There's just one big challenge — getting that information to "go with the flow" of publishing and remain clean, correct, and complete along the way. And there's a lot to keep up with, from established metadata standards like Persistent Identifiers to new ones under development like the Peer Review Taxonomy. In this session, we'll discuss steps scholarly publishers can take to improve the flow of metadata from the point of peer review, including: How author education can lead to better metadata quality and linking Ways to bridge peer review and production gaps to keep metadata moving forward The potential of digital-first production processes to streamline metadata creation and dissemination and the latest developments

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Going with the publishing (work)flow: moving metadata from the point of peer review

NISO Plus 2022

The NISO Plus conference brings people together from across the global information community to share updates and participate in conversations about our shared challenges and opportunities. The focus is on identifying concrete next steps to improve information flow and interoperability, and help solve existing and potential future problems. Please join us to help address the key issues facing our community of librarians, publishers, researchers, and more — today and tomorrow!

Brian Cody

Brian Cody is CEO and Co-Founder of Scholastica, a web-based software platform with easy-to-integrate peer review, production, and open access publishing solutions for journal programs of any size. Before starting Scholastica, Brian was doing doctoral work in sociology at the University of Chicago, and he is a self-taught Ruby on Rails programmer. He tweets at @briancody.

Randy Townsend

At PLOS, Randy Townsend, MPS, (he, him, his) translates organizational vision and mission into clear priorities and practical goals to ensure alignment and collaboration. He has been a leader in policy implementation and journal strategy. Randy serves as a judge for the EXCEL Awards, is a member of the Association Media & Publishing Network’s (AM&P) Associations Council Advisory Board, sits on the Executive Advisory Board of AM&P Network where he also chairs the organization’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and serves on the Awards Committee. He is Chair of the Webinar Subcommittee for the Council of Science Editors (CSE), a member of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editor’s (ISMTE) Programming Committee and an at-large SSP Board Member. Randy is also the inaugural Editor in Chief for the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing and is an Associate Professor of the MPS in Publishing program in the College of Professional Studies at George Washington University.

Shelley Stall

Shelley Stall is the Senior Director for the American Geophysical Union’s Data Leadership Program. She works with AGU’s members, their organizations, and the broader research community to improve data and digital object practices with the ultimate goal of elevating how research data and software are managed and valued. Better data management results in better science.

Going with the publishing (work)flow - moving metadata from the point of peer review- Discussion

Open Science: catch phrase, or a better way of doing research?

Open Science, as defined by UNESCO’s Recommendation approved November 2021, states it as “an inclusive construct that combines various movements and practices aiming to make multilingual scientific knowledge openly available, accessible and reusable for everyone, to increase scientific collaborations and sharing of information for the benefits of science and society”. The key pillars start with “open scientific knowledge” that includes scientific publications, research data, open-source software and source code, and hardware.

As publishers we have an opportunity, perhaps even an invitation, to better collaborate with scientific data repositories, software development platforms, and hardware manufacturers to consider what the workflows of open science could and should enable for researchers and ways we can help support these efforts.

In this session we will explore the anticipated benefits that Open Science will have on complex cross-domain challenges, bringing more inclusion and equity for researchers in low- and middle-income countries, and encourage more co-design and co-development of research efforts with those impacted by the research outcomes.

NISO Discourse Discussion for this session
https://discourse.niso.org/t/open-science-catch-phrase-or-a-better-way-of-doing-research/602

The importance of investment in open research infrastructure-NISO Plus

Open research infrastructures are playing an increasingly critical role at all stages of the research life cycle, from grant application through dissemination and evaluation. However, funding for these infrastructures is, at best, patchy. Most infrastructure organizations rely on community support, such as membership, and/or, in some cases, grants. Ensuring that these organizations are fully sustainable will take long-term, reliable investment. In this session we'll look at some of the ways this sort of investment is - or could be - happening, and who is - or should be - involved.

NISO Discourse Discussion for this session
https://discourse.niso.org/t/the-importance-of-investment-in-open-research-infrastructure/569