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The PEER Project

The PEER Project. State of Play Presented by Michael Mabe, STM NUV Meeting, Amsterdam 18 February 2009 . Three Key Stages of Publication. Public Investment. Publisher Investment. Stage One. Stage Two. Stage Three. Primary Outputs of Research: raw data

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The PEER Project

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  1. The PEER Project State of Play Presented by Michael Mabe, STM NUV Meeting, Amsterdam 18 February 2009

  2. Three Key Stages of Publication Public Investment Publisher Investment Stage One Stage Two Stage Three • Primary • Outputs of • Research: • raw data • Draft for submission to a journal Author’s draft incorporating peer review enhancements & as accepted for publication Final published article on journal website: version of record with copyediting, typesetting, full citability, cross-referencing, interlinking with other articles, supplementary data

  3. Problem and Solution • Problem: no agreement on • Mandated deposit • Appropriate stage 2 embargo periods • Effects on journals • Solution • Create an experiment to find out • Consortium of interested parties bid for eContentPlus Funding • €2.2m matching funding agreed • Project commenced 1 September 2008

  4. Consortium and Other Participants The PEER consortium: • International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) • European Science Foundation (ESF) • Göttingen State and University Library (UGOE) • Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG) • Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) Technical partners: • SURF • Universität Bielefeld

  5. Publishers at January 2009 • BMJ Publishing Group • Cambridge University Press • Elsevier • IOP Publishing • Nature Publishing Group • Oxford University Press • Portland Press • Sage Publications • Springer • Taylor & Francis Group • Wiley-Blackwell

  6. The Project 50% publisher deposit OBSERVATORY ~300 JOURNALS ~300 JOURNALS CONTROL EU REPOSITORIES 50% author deposit RESEARCH BEHAVIOUR USAGE ECONOMICS

  7. Content • Subject areas • Life Sciences, Medicine, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities & other professional publications • Selection criteria • European content – 20% or greater • Quality – good quality, but reflecting a range by impact factor • Non English language included • Publishers set embargo periods appropriate for journal

  8. Current Status • ~260 journals agreed in several disciplines • Technical issues for deposit ironed out • 6 major repositories selected • Research Oversight Group agreed • Research Tenders for Behaviour and Usage out • International advisory board agreed • Deposit to commence end March • Research teams appointed end March

  9. Outcomes expected • Determine whether short embargos cause migration of usage to “good enough” free content or have no effect • Author attitudes and behaviour to deposit • Economic costs for repositories and publishers of mandated deposit • Increased trust and understanding between participants in project

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