A Metric for Evaluating a Transformation of Subscription-Based Journals into Open-Access Journals
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
A Metric for Evaluating a Transformation of Subscription-Based Journals into Open-Access Journals Corinna Mielke 1
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Stefanie Kuballa 1
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Mareike Schulze 2 & Reinhold Haux 1
Received: 14 May 2020 / Accepted: 25 August 2020 / Published online: 6 October 2020 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Open Access is an upcoming paradigm to communicate scientific knowledge. The Trans-O-MIM Project works on strategies, models, and evaluation metrics for the goal-oriented, stepwise, sustainable, and fair transformation of established subscriptionbased scientific journals into open-access-based journals. This research intends to present an evaluation metric and the associated identified appropriate parameters for such transformations. To develop the evaluation metric, it has been implemented in the context of a business management method for planning, steering and controlling action and corporate strategies. The central element was a 3-step procedure for developing the metric. In stage 1 necessary preconditions for a transformation were considered. Stage 2 is the actual elaboration of the evaluation metric by means of a scenario analysis and stage 3 comprises the exemplary testing at the journal Methods of Information in Medicine. The three methodological steps have primarily resulted in 5 scenarios with 9 different final states from the scenario analysis. Thus, the metric is now composed of these 5 scenarios, which can be used to evaluate the success or failure of a transformation. A list of 65 suitable parameters to measure changes in scenario were compiled. So, it is possible to evaluate the transformation and to find the current final state. Parameters like submissions, publications, and time as well as the scenario states could be applied to the transformation process of the Methods of Information in Medicine journal. The proposed evaluation metric can be used to evaluate the transformation processes of subscription-based journals into open-access-based journals. Keywords Open access . Evaluation metric . Transformation . Medical informatics
Introduction Open Access (OA) is an important and established form of knowledge and science communication [1]. The review by Kuballa shows that in the field of medical informatics there are various variants for publication in Open Access and that researchers in this field have a free choice between these This article is part of the Topical Collection on Education & Training Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-020-01651-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Corinna Mielke [email protected] 1
Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics of TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, Mühlenpfordtstr. 23, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics of TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
variants [2]. However, the central challenges identified were the uncertainty of authors with re
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