Buy or do it yourself? On the future of the academic publishing system in vocational education and training research
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| contents | <p><span lang="EN-GB">Science has sold itself to the large scientific publishers - this also applies to some extent to vocational education and training research. The scientific publication system was originally a system in which researchers informed each other directly. Monetary aspects did not play a role; it was more a matter of exchanging the latest findings quickly. The first scientific journals founded in 1665, ‘Philosophical Transactions’ and ‘Le Journal des scavans’, were also in the hands of scientific societies - in other words, in the hands of science itself.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Today, the situation is very different. A few large scientific publishers, above all Elsevier, Sage, Springer-Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley, dominate the scientific journal market. They have developed mechanisms that make their journals appear indispensable. If researchers do not publish in these journals, they have to fear disadvantages in their academic and professional careers. If a researcher aspires to an academic career, they are virtually forced to publish in these journals. Pseudo indicators, such as the journal impact factor, suggest a high reputation of the journal. In reality, however, they only have very limited significance. The peer review process is seen as a guarantee of quality, but is itself very problematic. In addition, the reviewers act as unpaid free labourers for the scientific publishers.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">In recent decades, academic publishers have been able to use their quasi-monopoly position to keep raising the prices of their journals in order to generate enormous profits. Although attempts have been made to counter this development with the Open Access movement, publishers have now adapted to this: The cost of Article Processing Charges (APC), for example, continues to rise and publishers are demanding money for other services, such as colour charges, etc. Finally, the scientific publishers have also positioned themselves as players who, like the social media platforms, systematically collect and utilise data about authors.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">As a result of these developments, considerable financial resources are spent by authors and the institutions that employ them in order to publish research results and make them accessible. In other words, taxpayers‘ money is being used to make the results of research, which is also financed by taxpayers’ money, accessible! Of course, this also means that researchers who do not have these financial resources at their disposal have fewer opportunities to publish and access research literature.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">The presentation first describes the above-mentioned development and the status quo. It refers to empirical studies on open access, peer review and the journal impact factor. It then outlines a possible solution: as in the early days of scientific publishing, this consists of the scientific community itself providing publication venues. This is commonly referred to as Diamond Open Access. This means that research institutions themselves set up an infrastructure to publish research results. In this case, access to and publication of scientific publications is free of charge. However, this approach is also associated with various challenges, which are discussed in the paper.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Finally, an initiative of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) will be presented. BIBB has been building up a repository for several years - the so-called VET Repository. Until now, it has only functioned as a publication platform for BIBB employees, but it is now also possible for external researchers to publish via the VET Repository free of charge and with legal protection. Researchers can use this service to make their publications accessible to the research community.</span></p> <p><strong><span>References</span></strong></p> <p><span>Getz, L., Langenkamp, K., Rödel, B., Taufenbach, K., & Weiland, M. (2020). </span><span lang="EN-GB">Open access in vocational education and training research: Results from four structured group discussions. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 12 (2020), H. Art. 15, pp. 1-24. </span><span><a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-020-00101-z">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-020-00101-z</a></span></p> <p><span>Getz, L., Langenkamp, K., Rödel, B., Taufenbach, K., & Weiland, M. (2021). </span><span lang="EN-GB">How researchers use the academic publication system for research communication - results from the research project “Open Access in Vocational Education and Training Research”. Trends in vocational education and training research. Volume 4, Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Vocational Education and Training Network (VETNET) / Christof Nägele, Natasha Kersh, Barbara E. Stalder [Hrsg.], pp. 73-80.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Rödel, B. (2018). Open access case study: How is the situation in vet research in Germany? : questions and perspectives. Fachbeiträge im Internet urn:nbn:de:hbz:5:2-174529 </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Rödel, B. (2024). Reputation, Quality, Exclusivity: Peer Review in Vocational Education and Training research. k. A: Zenodo. DOI </span><span><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13756867"><span lang="EN-GB">10.5281/zenodo.1375686</span></a></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Suber, P., & Rödel, B. (2022). "Open Access helps both: Authors and readers" : Peter Suber in an interview with Bodo Rödel (24 June 2022). </span><span>Offene Zusammenhänge : Open Access in der Berufsbildungsforschung /Hubert Ertl [Hrsg.]; Bodo Rödel [Hrsg.], pp. Seite 339-345.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Buy or do it yourself? On the future of the academic publishing system in vocational education and training research Rödel, Bodo scholar led publishing open access <p><span lang="EN-GB">Science has sold itself to the large scientific publishers - this also applies to some extent to vocational education and training research. The scientific publication system was originally a system in which researchers informed each other directly. Monetary aspects did not play a role; it was more a matter of exchanging the latest findings quickly. The first scientific journals founded in 1665, ‘Philosophical Transactions’ and ‘Le Journal des scavans’, were also in the hands of scientific societies - in other words, in the hands of science itself.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Today, the situation is very different. A few large scientific publishers, above all Elsevier, Sage, Springer-Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley, dominate the scientific journal market. They have developed mechanisms that make their journals appear indispensable. If researchers do not publish in these journals, they have to fear disadvantages in their academic and professional careers. If a researcher aspires to an academic career, they are virtually forced to publish in these journals. Pseudo indicators, such as the journal impact factor, suggest a high reputation of the journal. In reality, however, they only have very limited significance. The peer review process is seen as a guarantee of quality, but is itself very problematic. In addition, the reviewers act as unpaid free labourers for the scientific publishers.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">In recent decades, academic publishers have been able to use their quasi-monopoly position to keep raising the prices of their journals in order to generate enormous profits. Although attempts have been made to counter this development with the Open Access movement, publishers have now adapted to this: The cost of Article Processing Charges (APC), for example, continues to rise and publishers are demanding money for other services, such as colour charges, etc. Finally, the scientific publishers have also positioned themselves as players who, like the social media platforms, systematically collect and utilise data about authors.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">As a result of these developments, considerable financial resources are spent by authors and the institutions that employ them in order to publish research results and make them accessible. In other words, taxpayers‘ money is being used to make the results of research, which is also financed by taxpayers’ money, accessible! Of course, this also means that researchers who do not have these financial resources at their disposal have fewer opportunities to publish and access research literature.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">The presentation first describes the above-mentioned development and the status quo. It refers to empirical studies on open access, peer review and the journal impact factor. It then outlines a possible solution: as in the early days of scientific publishing, this consists of the scientific community itself providing publication venues. This is commonly referred to as Diamond Open Access. This means that research institutions themselves set up an infrastructure to publish research results. In this case, access to and publication of scientific publications is free of charge. However, this approach is also associated with various challenges, which are discussed in the paper.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Finally, an initiative of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) will be presented. BIBB has been building up a repository for several years - the so-called VET Repository. Until now, it has only functioned as a publication platform for BIBB employees, but it is now also possible for external researchers to publish via the VET Repository free of charge and with legal protection. Researchers can use this service to make their publications accessible to the research community.</span></p> <p><strong><span>References</span></strong></p> <p><span>Getz, L., Langenkamp, K., Rödel, B., Taufenbach, K., & Weiland, M. (2020). </span><span lang="EN-GB">Open access in vocational education and training research: Results from four structured group discussions. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 12 (2020), H. Art. 15, pp. 1-24. </span><span><a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-020-00101-z">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-020-00101-z</a></span></p> <p><span>Getz, L., Langenkamp, K., Rödel, B., Taufenbach, K., & Weiland, M. (2021). </span><span lang="EN-GB">How researchers use the academic publication system for research communication - results from the research project “Open Access in Vocational Education and Training Research”. Trends in vocational education and training research. Volume 4, Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Vocational Education and Training Network (VETNET) / Christof Nägele, Natasha Kersh, Barbara E. Stalder [Hrsg.], pp. 73-80.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Rödel, B. (2018). Open access case study: How is the situation in vet research in Germany? : questions and perspectives. Fachbeiträge im Internet urn:nbn:de:hbz:5:2-174529 </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Rödel, B. (2024). Reputation, Quality, Exclusivity: Peer Review in Vocational Education and Training research. k. A: Zenodo. DOI </span><span><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13756867"><span lang="EN-GB">10.5281/zenodo.1375686</span></a></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Suber, P., & Rödel, B. (2022). "Open Access helps both: Authors and readers" : Peter Suber in an interview with Bodo Rödel (24 June 2022). </span><span>Offene Zusammenhänge : Open Access in der Berufsbildungsforschung /Hubert Ertl [Hrsg.]; Bodo Rödel [Hrsg.], pp. Seite 339-345.</span></p> |
| title | Buy or do it yourself? On the future of the academic publishing system in vocational education and training research |
| topic | scholar led publishing open access |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16915298 |