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What platforms and editors need
No full textThe CRAFT-OA project (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access) aims to improve the conditions for publishing open access (OA) diamond journals. CRAFT-OA involves a consortium of 23 partners from 14 European countries, all of whom are engaged in institutional publishing and its infrastructures, and committed to sustaining and developing capacities in the field. Over the course of 36 months, CRAFTOA will deliver technical and community tools, training events, training materials, information, and services for the Diamond OA institutional publishing environment. It will also foster communities of practice with the capacity to sustain the project improvements over time.Within the framework of the EU project CRAFT-OA, we are conducting ten semistructured interviews with institutional platform service providers and editors of scientific journals across Europe. The interviews are a supplement to the quantitative DIAMAS survey and are designed as guided interviews, so that detailed answers and clarifications are possible. The content covers topics such as hosting, submissions and reviews, production, metrics, indexing, archiving, finance, and quality management.
The non-representative interviews offer in-depth insights into the needs of editors and platform service providers. The thematic evaluation of the interview will allow us to incorporate the concrete needs and problems of the editors and platform operators into the CRAFT-OA project to improve the conditions for publishing OA diamond journals.During the PUBMET conference, we will be able to present the first results of our interviews and outline trends in the needs of publishing platforms and editors. The detailed analysis is still pending, but a first review shows that indexing, financing and the production of certain formats pose the most problems for both platform operators and publishers
Not wasting a good crisis in publication ethics
No full text“You don’t communicate with anyone purely on the rational facts or ethics of an issue. … It is only when the other party is concerned or feels threatened that he will listen—in the arena of action, a threat or a crisis becomes almost a precondition to communication.”– Saul Alinsky, Rules for RadicalsTwo decades ago, discussions about ethics were relatively rare in publishing. Retractions were almost unheard of. Science was ‘self correcting’. Today, the rise of paper mills, peer review manipulation, and predatory journals, alongside an increased awareness of a lack of reproducibility, have forced publication ethics up the agenda. What has caused this surge in issues and what can be done to take advantage of the concern about these ‘crises’ to tackle these problems at scale, to ensure the future integrity of both researchand its publication
10 years of CARE guidelines in publishing case reports in paediatrics: where do we stand?
No full textCase reports, as an article type in the biomedical field, hold particular importance in paediatrics because it is the optimal way to present new or rare diseases or overlapping syndromes that are usually hard to diagnose clinically (Nissen et al, 2014). The CARE (CAse REport) guidelines are a tool that helps standardise reporting in case reports.Those guidelines were published in 2013 (Gagnier et al., 2013) with the purpose of supporting an increase in the accuracy, transparency, and usefulness of case reports. Given the stated, the aim of this presentation is to examine the actual use of the CARE guidelines in the paediatrics field journals.Using Pubmed and Web of Science databases, journals in the category of Clinical Medicine - Paediatrics were searched and their instructions for authors and selected published case reports were examined. Based on inclusion criteria journals that publish case reports were included in the study and screened for the CARE guidelines using the CARE checklist.A total of 184 journals met the criteria, 130 journals (71%) were in the SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded) category, while 54 journals (29%) were in the ESCI (the Emerging Sources Citation Index) paediatrics category. Most of the journals, 160 (87.5%) publish case reports, among them 44 journals (27.5%) mention the CARE guidelines in the instructions for authors. There were altogether 10,617 case reports published in 184 journals, of which 3527 in open access.Of the 44 journals that mention CARE guidelines, 27 journals (61%) are in the SCIE database category and 17 (39%) in the ESCI. There is a significant difference regarding the quartiles of SCIE journals that use CARE guidelines (p=0,041), the higher the quartile, the more journals that use the CARE guidelines (Q1=10; Q2=9; Q3=5; Q4=3).For the purpose of the oral presentation, authors will examine 10% of the available free full text case reports (except for the journals that have more than 100 case reports where 10 cases will be examined) and the expected sample size is 144. Two authors will check the compliance of randomly selected case reports with the CARE guidelines using the CARE checklist. As with every study, this one has certain limitations, as it is limited to the field of paediatrics and not all case reports can be examined as they are not available
Addressing the challenges in scholarly communication: the role of critical open access literacy
No full textAfter twenty years of the open access movement, there has been growth in the uptake of open access, and some progress has been made in achieving its original goals; however, results have been far from satisfactory, with more than half of the research literature still closed (COKI, 2022; Curry, 2018). Moreover, new concerns have arisen, such as questionable quality and the reliability of peer review, in particular predatory publishing. There are also threats to equity, including stratifications of publishing as a consequence of the exclusionary character of the author-pays model of open access, and new risks of bias and exclusion in the means of transparent evaluation (Ross-Hellauer et al., 2022). It is argued that these challenges are the result of the uncritical narratives of openness and their narrow focus on access alone which fail to address inequitable power dynamics, systemic problems and the structural barriers in scholarly publishing and knowledge production (Perry, 2020; ibid.).These cha(lle)nges in the system of scholarly communication, coupled with recent advances in technology and the tectonic transformations in the information environment, require new (pedagogical) approaches and foci that would enable researchers and students to understand and navigate such a complex environment; for this, a holistic and integrative approach to scholarly communication and information literacy is needed (ACRL, 2013; Špiranec, 2015).Scholarly communication, including open access, is impossible without information literacy (Hebrang Grgić, 2016). As they are both concerned with (access to) information, open access and in particular critical information literacy largely share the same goals, ethical dimensions and values of (social and epistemic) justice, equity and democratisation. Indeed, they have been considered instrumental to achieving these, and even proclaimed a panacea and deus ex machina for the current scientific, social and political challenges and crises (Hebrang Grgić, 2016; Kapitzke, 2003). However, literature on the intersections and interplay between open access and information literacy has been limited.This paper seeks to intertwine these two concepts more strongly, for mutual exchange and benefit, by analysing their convergent aspects as well as the role information literacy has in the context of the complexities of the scholarly communication system and in achieving open access. The paper builds on the few empirical studies of the intersections between the two concepts (e.g. Hebrang Grgić (2016) which confirms the importance of ‘open access literacy’), but goes beyond their functional approaches, advocating a more holistic and critical approach to open access to help reinvent it and make a more substantial progress in open access. It argues that the transformations in the information environment and the scholarly communication system require not only basic skills and competences at the core of information literacy but also specific skills of, for instance, managing scientific data and publishing in open access sources. More importantly, what is also required is critical consciousness of all the aspects of the research process including the context, power relationships, and the privileged positions in knowledge production, publishing and dissemination, and an ability to evaluate the quality and reliability of information.The paper proposes critical open access literacy as a pedagogical methodology and strategy to confront the challenges and enable a critical understanding of the contemporary information environment and scholarly communication. In line with the tenets of critical information literacy, critical open access literacy is directed at an analysis and critique of the economic, social, political, legal and technological conditions, aspects and implications of open access and the overall scholarly communication system, as well as the power dynamics, tensions and flaws within them. This will empower students and researchers to navigate this environment successfully and potentially become champions of its transformation to make it more meaningful, reliable, equitable and democratic
Svečani ženski kožun s područja Pazarišta
No full textThe paper presents the results of a field research carried out in the area of villages belonging to Donja Pazarišta, referring to a part of the feminine traditional costume of the Lika region. The research was carried out primarily in order to save and preserve the memory of the formal women’s waistcoat, and to confirm the existence of formal variations of waistcoats with its specific color and a different way of making than what is presented today.The Pazarište example was preserved only in the memory of the informants, and analogies were found in examples from Kaluđerovac and Perušić. At the same time, the intention of this work is to be a guide towards the valorization, but also the reconstruction of this forgotten clothing item as part of the activities of the folklore societies of Lika. Aside from exploring thisforgotten part of Lika folk costumes in Pazarište, as I have already stated, my aim was to confirm the existence of formal variations of waistcoats with their specific color and a different way of production than what is presented today.U radu se donose rezultati terenskog istraživanja provedenog na području sela koja pripadaju Donjem Pazarištu, a odnose se na jedan dio ličke ženske tradicijske nošnje. Istraživanje je provedeno prvenstveno kako bi se otelo zaboravu sjećanje na svečani ženski kožun, potvrdilo postojanje svečanih oblika kožuna sa svojom specifičnom bojom i drugačijim načinom izrade nego što se to danas predstavlja. Pazariški primjerak sačuvan je samo u sjećanju kazivača, a analogije su pronađene kod primjeraka iz Kaluđerovca i Perušića. Ujedno je težnja rada da bude putokaz k valorizaciji, ali i rekonstrukciji ovog dijela narodne nošnje u okviru djelovanja ličkih folklornih društava
Zdravstvena zaštita i zdravstvene ustanove u Lici i Karlobagu do početka Domovinskog rata
No full textThe beginnings of a health care population in Lika and Karlobag are related to the services provided by folk medicine practitioners, as evidenced by the preserved collection of old prescriptions and instructions on the treatment of patients by Karlobag physicians from 1603 and 1707. The institutionalization of health care in the area began in the 18th century when a health care service was established in Karlobag, namely the Health Office for the Control of Ship Navigation, People and Goods, to prevent the beginnings of infections and to suppress epidemics such as the plague, syphilis and other infectious diseases. In Lika, a sanitary corridor, which is known in medical and general history for being one of the most efficient as well as one of the most expensive preventative health care systems against infectious diseases, was established. This paper presents an overview of the historical development of health institutions in the subject area with special reference to the preserved archival material that was created by their activities until the beginning of the Homeland War.Začeci svojevrsne zdravstvene zaštite stanovništva u Lici i Karlobagu vezani su za djelatnost praktičara narodne medicine, o čemu dijelom svjedoče sačuvane Karlobaške ljekaruše iz 1603. i 1707. godine. Institucionalizacija zdravstva na tom području započinje u 18. stoljeću kada je u Karlobagu formirana zdravstvena služba, odnosno Zdravstveni ured za kontrolu kretanja brodova, ljudi i robe s ciljem sprječavanja unosa zaraze i suzbijanja epidemija kuge, sifilisa i drugih zaraznih bolesti, a u Lici tzv. sanitarni kordon, koji je u medicinskoj i općoj povijesti poznat kao jedan od najučinkovitijih, ali i najskupljih sustava preventivne zdravstvene zaštite od zaraznih bolesti. U radu se donosi pregled povijesnog razvoja zdravstvenih institucija na predmetnom području s posebnim osvrtom na sačuvano arhivsko gradivo nastalo njihovim djelovanjem do početka Domovinskog rata
Obilježavanje 100. godišnjice obrazovanja učitelja u Gospiću
No full textBaštineći najbolje vrijednosti svih koji su ulagali u stjecanje prepoznatljivog identiteta učiteljskog studija u Gospiću, Odjel za nastavničke studije u Gospiću u 2019. godini nizom je raznolikih aktivnosti te u suradnji s brojnim kulturnim i obrazovnim ustanovama u lokalnoj sredini, na nacionalnoj i međunarodnoj razini, obilježio znakovitu obljetnicu obrazovanja učitelja u Lici
Crearch seminar: „Arhivi i nakladništvo – izvori, baština, publika“
No full textGospić, 4. - 5. listopada 2019
Hrvati bihaćkog područja od osmanlijskih prodora do danas
No full textAlmost two centuries passed from the first Ottoman invasions to the fall of Bihać, the last Croatian stronghold conquered by the Ottomans in 1592. After the fall of the defense on the river Vrbas, and then on the Una, only the defensive line on the river Kupa was effective enough to finally stop the Ottomans. During this period, the indigenous population of the wider area was suppressed in migrations to the northwest. The Islamization of conquered Bihać was important in the Ottoman security strategy. Part of the indigenous Catholic population remained in the villages around Bihać. The wars and demarcations in the 17th and 18th centuries affected the confessional and ethnic image of the wider river Una area. There were periods of more frequent „cross-border exchange“ of the Croatian population due to economic and other reasons. About eight hundred surnames are recorded in the preserved registers of the parish of Bihać from the end of the 18th century. In the heart of the Croatian ethnic and political historical space, from which it is today separated by the state border, Croats have survived as indigenous population of this area, mostly around Bihać. Its numbers were influenced by wars, socio-political circumstances and political-territorial alterations in the 20th century.Šire bihaćko područje je od središta hrvatskog etničkog prostora u srednjem vijeku, zbog osmanlijske invazije i dugotrajne okupacije postalo u novom vijeku rubno područje na granici velesila, država i različitih civilizacija. Demografske promjene, na koje su utjecale vojne i političke okolnosti, najviše su se odrazile na hrvatsko katoličko stanovništvo. U zahtjevnim okolnostima Hrvati katolici su u širem graničnom krajiškom području opstali najvećim dijelom oko samog grada Bihaća
Trojica važnih graditelja povijesnih ličkih cesta
No full textDuring the Military Frontier, many important roads were built in the Lika area which are still in use today, and they capture attention with the quality of construction, skilled design solutions and interpolation into space. Extremely professional roadbuilders of that time made roads that, with some reconstruction, are still in use today. The paper presents short biographies of three prominent builders of historic roads in Lika: Vinko Struppi, Josip Filip Vukasović and Josip Kajetan Knežić, about whom so far it has been written mostly rarely, modestly and individually. With representation of these builders, this paper also presents a description of new technologies that were introduced in road construction and their importance for the construction of modern road infrastructure in Lika.U vrijeme Vojne krajine na području Like izgrađene su mnoge važne ceste koje su i danas u uporabi, a plijene pozornost kvalitetom gradnje, vještim projektantskim rješenjima i interpolacijom u prostor. Izuzetno stručni cestarski graditelji toga vremena napravili su ceste koje su uz poneku rekonstrukciju, u uporabi i danas. U radu se donose kratki životopisi trojice istaknutih graditelja povijesnih ličkih cesta; Vinka Struppija, Josipa Filipa Vukasovića i Josipa Kajetana Knežića o kojima se do sada pisalo uglavnom rijetko, skromno i pojedinačno. Uz prikaz navedenih graditelja donosi se i opis novih tehnologija koje su uvodili u cestogradnju i njihova važnost za izgradnju suvremene cestovne infrastrukture u Lici