1. Awash in a Sea of Openness:
The Inside, Topside and Downside of Open Scholarship
Mark Brown, Eamon Costello,
Mairead Nic Giollamhichil & Grainne Conole
12. • What selection criteria do you adopt to help identify a really
good (open access) journal article?
• What selection methodology do you use to help identify the
top 10 open access journal articles for the year?
• Who do you involve in the selection process to help enhance
the validity of the list of top 10 (open access) journal articles?
Key questions...
13. “No one who cannot rejoice in the
discovery of his [her] mistakes
deserves to be called a scholar.”
(Donald Foster, 2002; cited in Wikipedia)
14. • Published in open access journals
• Restricted to higher education (inclusive of teacher education)
• Strong preference to journal articles with international focus or
relevance
• Minor preference to journal articles published by professional
associations
• Strong preference to journal articles offering major literature
reviews
• Strong preference to journal articles addressing major gaps in
the literature
Selection criteria...
15. • Minor preference to journal articles exploring new and emerging
topics
• Strong preference to journal articles which challenge
conventional thinking
• Minor preference to journal articles relevant to current NIDL’s
projects
• Overall selection of top 10 journal articles reflects a mix of
gender, cultural and geographical diversity
Selection criteria...
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23. Quick facts...
• 22 authors
• Geographically spread
• Authors: men 60% | women 40%
• Notable gaps in research topics
• IRRODL still the leading publication
• Majority through professional bodies
34. • 31 authors
• AJET No 1 again
• Geographically spread
• Springer’s IJETHE on the rise
• Authors: men 42% | women 58%
• Less than 60% of authors use Twitter
Quick facts...
37. • An increasing number of systematic literature
reviews
Three takeaways...
38. • An increasing number of systematic literature
reviews
• Blurring of boundaries between open and
closed publications
Three takeaways...
39. • An increasing number of systematic literature
reviews
• Blurring of boundaries between open and
closed publications
• A question of whether the “best” articles still
remain in closed journals
Three takeaways...