open science awareness
open science awareness
Disseminating publications
Online training from the Aix-Marseille University libraries
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
1. Why publish in open access?
Contents
Quiz
Disseminating publications
Disseminating publications
1. Why publish your work in open access?
Making my work visible means:
Being spotted and recognised
Promoting my work
Protecting myself against plagiarism
amU bonus
+ info
+ info
+ info
Disseminating publications
Publishing vs. sharing: what are my rights?
If my article is published in a journal, can I distribute it online?
Yes! The Digital Republic Act of 7 October 2016 (Article 30) allows authors of scientific articles to deposit them in an open archive.
Which versions to distribute?
If I publish my thesis online, can I also publish it with a publisher?
Yes! Publishing a thesis online does not prevent it from being published by a commercial publisher. It is never the version published online that is published, but a revised version.
Info
Beware of predatory journals and publishers that offer rapid publication but with lower editorial quality and no guarantee of peer review.
+ info
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
Place in an open archive
The archive may be disciplinary, institutional or national. Please do not hesitate to ask the library for advice on choosing the most appropriate repository!
It is possible to submit academic work, whether it has already been published or not.
Open archives enable long-term preservation and accessibility to a wide audience.
Flaticon Freepik
content inspired by Passeport pour la science Ouverte
What about Academia and ResearchGate?
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
A national tool is available to you: HAL, set up by the CCSD.
The multidisciplinary open archive HAL is intended for the deposit and dissemination of scientific documents at the research level, whether published or unpublished, originating from French or foreign educational and research institutions, public or private laboratories.
Info
All laboratories are listed in HAL, which enables reliable identification and highlights scientific affiliation.
10 misconceptions about HAL
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
The HAL AMU portal hosts the university's scientific output.
to ensure wide dissemination of the research results produced by the AMU scientific community to increase the visibility of the scientific output of the university's researchers, freely accessible and indexed by most search engines to offer researchers services such as compiling lists of publications and CVs to guarantee the long-term preservation of data stored in the archive to meet the requirements of the H2020 programme and the National Plan for Open Science to include AMU in the international movement in favour of Open Access
The open archive of Aix-Marseille University allows:
4 HAL amU commandments
Disseminating publications
Now it's your turn!
Test your knowledge of the dissemination of scientific publications.
Start
Disseminating publications
1/3
Which of these platforms is an open archive?
Disseminating publications
Correct
HAL is indeed the national open archive platform in France. Academia.edu and ResearchGate are academic social networks.
Continue
Disseminating publications
2/3
Publishing my thesis online prevents me from publishing with a publisher.
TRUE
FALSE
Disseminating publications
Correct
The online dissemination of a thesis does not prevent its publication by a commercial publisher. It is never the disseminated version as is that is published, but a revised version.
Continue
Disseminating publications
4/4
Sharing my work on an open archive allows me to:
Drag the correct answers to the right-hand column.
Becoming part of the scientific community
Obtain a permanent consultation address
Promoting my work
Protecting myself against plagiarism
Benefit from the AMU bonus
Solution
Disseminating publications
4/4
Sharing my work on an open archive allows me to:
Drag the correct answers to the right-hand column.
Becoming part of the scientific community
All answers are correct!
Obtain a permanent consultation address
Promoting my work
Enjoy all these benefits by contributing to open science!
Protecting myself against plagiarism
Benefit from the AMU bonus
Finish
Open Science awareness
Training course
IV. Research data
VI. Citizen and participatory sciences
II. Introduction
VIII. Conclusion
I. Preamble
V. Support for bibliodiversity
VII. Peer review
III. Disseminating publications
continue
Disseminating publications
False !
Try again!
New try
What about Academia and ResearchGate?
Academia and ResearchGate are academic social networks, not repositories. An open archive guarantees long-term preservation and accessibility to a wide audience. Best practice is to deposit your work in an open archive and then use social networks to publicise it.
Being spotted and recognised
You become part of the scientific community in your field of research and promote future collaborations with other researchers!
Publishing vs. broadcasting: what are my rights?
The different versions of a scientific article
What can I deposit?
Preprint
Postprint
Final published version
Peer-reviewed version, corrected by the author, accepted for publication but without editorial formatting. May be deposited in an open archive.
Version submitted or about to be submitted for publication but not yet peer-reviewed.
Article edited by the editor and published in a journal. May be deposited in an open archive, subject to the publisher's consent.
Can be deposited on HAL.
Showcase your work
Distributed online, your publications will be better referenced, more visible and more frequently cited.
Extrait de Science ouverte : entrez dans le débat (page 5)
Source : Idée reçue #4 ”L’Open Access facilite le plagiat”
Deposit incentive
Since 2016, Aix-Marseille University has been offering financial incentives to its units (under its supervision or joint supervision) to deposit their scientific output in HAL AMU. The details of the criteria for awarding this performance bonus are defined annually and approved by the Research Commission.
Source : Aix-Marseille University Charter for Open Science
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open science awareness
open science awareness
Disseminating publications
Online training from the Aix-Marseille University libraries
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
1. Why publish in open access?
Contents
Quiz
Disseminating publications
Disseminating publications
1. Why publish your work in open access?
Making my work visible means:
Being spotted and recognised
Promoting my work
Protecting myself against plagiarism
amU bonus
+ info
+ info
+ info
Disseminating publications
Publishing vs. sharing: what are my rights?
If my article is published in a journal, can I distribute it online?
Yes! The Digital Republic Act of 7 October 2016 (Article 30) allows authors of scientific articles to deposit them in an open archive.
Which versions to distribute?
If I publish my thesis online, can I also publish it with a publisher?
Yes! Publishing a thesis online does not prevent it from being published by a commercial publisher. It is never the version published online that is published, but a revised version.
Info
Beware of predatory journals and publishers that offer rapid publication but with lower editorial quality and no guarantee of peer review.
+ info
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
Place in an open archive
The archive may be disciplinary, institutional or national. Please do not hesitate to ask the library for advice on choosing the most appropriate repository!
It is possible to submit academic work, whether it has already been published or not.
Open archives enable long-term preservation and accessibility to a wide audience.
Flaticon Freepik
content inspired by Passeport pour la science Ouverte
What about Academia and ResearchGate?
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
A national tool is available to you: HAL, set up by the CCSD.
The multidisciplinary open archive HAL is intended for the deposit and dissemination of scientific documents at the research level, whether published or unpublished, originating from French or foreign educational and research institutions, public or private laboratories.
Info
All laboratories are listed in HAL, which enables reliable identification and highlights scientific affiliation.
10 misconceptions about HAL
Disseminating publications
2. How to publish in open access?
The HAL AMU portal hosts the university's scientific output.
to ensure wide dissemination of the research results produced by the AMU scientific community to increase the visibility of the scientific output of the university's researchers, freely accessible and indexed by most search engines to offer researchers services such as compiling lists of publications and CVs to guarantee the long-term preservation of data stored in the archive to meet the requirements of the H2020 programme and the National Plan for Open Science to include AMU in the international movement in favour of Open Access
The open archive of Aix-Marseille University allows:
4 HAL amU commandments
Disseminating publications
Now it's your turn!
Test your knowledge of the dissemination of scientific publications.
Start
Disseminating publications
1/3
Which of these platforms is an open archive?
Disseminating publications
Correct
HAL is indeed the national open archive platform in France. Academia.edu and ResearchGate are academic social networks.
Continue
Disseminating publications
2/3
Publishing my thesis online prevents me from publishing with a publisher.
TRUE
FALSE
Disseminating publications
Correct
The online dissemination of a thesis does not prevent its publication by a commercial publisher. It is never the disseminated version as is that is published, but a revised version.
Continue
Disseminating publications
4/4
Sharing my work on an open archive allows me to:
Drag the correct answers to the right-hand column.
Becoming part of the scientific community
Obtain a permanent consultation address
Promoting my work
Protecting myself against plagiarism
Benefit from the AMU bonus
Solution
Disseminating publications
4/4
Sharing my work on an open archive allows me to:
Drag the correct answers to the right-hand column.
Becoming part of the scientific community
All answers are correct!
Obtain a permanent consultation address
Promoting my work
Enjoy all these benefits by contributing to open science!
Protecting myself against plagiarism
Benefit from the AMU bonus
Finish
Open Science awareness
Training course
IV. Research data
VI. Citizen and participatory sciences
II. Introduction
VIII. Conclusion
I. Preamble
V. Support for bibliodiversity
VII. Peer review
III. Disseminating publications
continue
Disseminating publications
False !
Try again!
New try
What about Academia and ResearchGate?
Academia and ResearchGate are academic social networks, not repositories. An open archive guarantees long-term preservation and accessibility to a wide audience. Best practice is to deposit your work in an open archive and then use social networks to publicise it.
Being spotted and recognised
You become part of the scientific community in your field of research and promote future collaborations with other researchers!
Publishing vs. broadcasting: what are my rights?
The different versions of a scientific article
What can I deposit?
Preprint
Postprint
Final published version
Peer-reviewed version, corrected by the author, accepted for publication but without editorial formatting. May be deposited in an open archive.
Version submitted or about to be submitted for publication but not yet peer-reviewed.
Article edited by the editor and published in a journal. May be deposited in an open archive, subject to the publisher's consent.
Can be deposited on HAL.
Showcase your work
Distributed online, your publications will be better referenced, more visible and more frequently cited.
Extrait de Science ouverte : entrez dans le débat (page 5)
Source : Idée reçue #4 ”L’Open Access facilite le plagiat”
Deposit incentive
Since 2016, Aix-Marseille University has been offering financial incentives to its units (under its supervision or joint supervision) to deposit their scientific output in HAL AMU. The details of the criteria for awarding this performance bonus are defined annually and approved by the Research Commission.
Source : Aix-Marseille University Charter for Open Science