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ICM UW Open Science Platform
Launch of the new site of the Library of Science
Open Access to scientific literature around the world – exchange of experiences
SciELO advances as an Open Science program
Abel L Packer
SciELO / FAPESP Director
Foundation of the Federal University of São Paulo, Project Coordinator
15 June 2021

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SciELO operates Open Science CC-BY web-based libraries of
research communication
SciELO Publishing Model
SciELO Network
SciELO Program - National Public Policies and Institutional policies
- International Cooperation Program
- 18 collections of journals – 1997, 1998, …..
- SciELO Preprints – 2020, April
- SciELO Data – 2020, August
- journals - peer reviewed
- data – with curation – Harvard dataverse
- preprints - with moderation – OPS/PKP
- types of literature
- scholarly books – DOAB trusted platform
- SciELO PS - XML JATS
- PID - interoperability
- SciELO Books – 2012, March

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www.scielo.org
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SciELO Network evolution – 1997 – 2020
countries
journals
docs
retrospective
Abel L Packer, 15 April 2021, CC-BY

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SciELO Network – annual growth by quinquennium

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SciELO Network – Language by collection, docs 2019 SciELO Network – Thematic Area by collection, docs 2019
SciELO Network, 2021 SciELO Network, 2021

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objectives
/ funtions: • framework for journal public policies
SciELO National Journal Collection
• national operation, funding, priorities, …
• journal production capacities and infrastructures
• contribute to increase research visibility and impact
• indexing criteria – 12 to 30% of journals
• all disciplines, multilingual
• advisory committee

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SciELO Data

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objectives
/ funtions: • endow SciELO Journals with research data repository
SciELO Data
• preserve research contents – data, codes, schemas, …
• easy research evaluation, reproduction, replicability
• contribute to increase research visibility and impact
• improve return of research funding
• pilot operation foreseen until March 2022
• dataverse: - provide one repository for each journal
- open source, user community, …
• curation – towards FAIR compliance

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objectives
/ funtions: • endow SciELO Network with a trusted preprint server
SciELO Preprints
• DOI, versioning, link between preprint and VoR article
• first step in the article flow of the SciELO Publishing Model
• quality control – up to three levels
• SciELO Publishing Schema / JATS main sections
• affiliation, ORCID, conflict of interest, ethics, CRediT,…
• type of article and authors’ production
• likely to be accepted for peer review
• OPS/PKP: - compatibility with OJS, partnership SciELO – PKP, ...
- open source, user community, …

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objectives
/ funtions: • endow SciELO Network with an eBook platform
SciELO Books
• ePUB format, dissemination via Amazon, Google Books, Kobo,
discovery systems
• scholarly press aggregator – mainly from Brazil
• mainly open access
• DOAB network of trusted platforms
• advisory committee

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building national collection of quality peer reviewed journals
- transition from paper to digital online – adoption of Open Access
- learning and adoption of best practice – interoperability
- SciELO Publishing Model
centrality on online digital publication
- manuscript processing
- XML JATS
- continuous publication
- best practices and interoperability
adopting Open Science practices
- Preprints
- Research Data and contents
- Peer Review openness options
- best practices and interoperability
1997-2013
2013-2017
2018-2023
SciELO Program – evolution aligned with state of art

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SciELO Program / SciELO Publishing Model
General objective –advancement of research, infrastructure, towards open science
Specific objectives – improve journals
– maximize visibility, usage and impact of research communicated
Functions - indexing, storage, preservation, publication, dissemination
- Web centered – virtual library
Lines of action – professionalization, internationalization and sustainability
Advisory Committee – representative – editors-in-chief and institutions
– coordinates collection development
Principles - knowledge as a global public good  open access  open science,
- network operation
- standards - state of art – innovations – open science practices

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SciELO Program - Challenges
• inclusive global flow of scientific information to deal with asymmetries
 value equally local, national, regional and global research
 proper management of multilingualism
 comprehensive availability and indexing of open access contents
• improvement of international technical cooperation towards
 decentralized capacity and infrastructure development
 lego-like tools for high-quality affordable research communication
Thank you !