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Pillars of open science are often included within the editorial pol-icies of scholarly journals, including policies on open access publication,availability of underlying research data, preprints and open peer review. Theaim of this paper is to examine and analyse perceptions and editorial prac-tices related to open access, preprints, open research data and open peerreview, from the perspective of editors of scientific journals published inSpain, to gain an insight into editorial policies related to open science.Results and data were obtained by a combined method of online interviewsand an online questionnaire. The online survey was sent to editors fromjournals indexed in the Dulcinea directory, which at the time of the studyincluded 1875 academic journals. A total of 420 responses (22.4%) wereobtained. The results indicated that 92% of the journals were open accessjournals, 2% of the journals conducted open peer review, 15% of thejournals had instructions to allow archiving preprints, and out of375 responses, only 59 journals (16%) reported having a policy on underly-ing research data. Based on these results, there is a trend in favour of openaccess, but the perceived barriers to open peer review outweighed theadvantages. There is also some reluctance to allow preprints to be madeavailable. This concern might be because editors want authors and readersto read and cite the contents published in their journals, rather than theirpreprint versions.

Las revistas científicas han ido incorporando diversos elementos de la ciencia abierta: la difusión de los artículos de revista en acceso abierto (a partir del año 2000), posteriormente, la inclusión de los datos de investigación junto con los artículos, el depósito de preprints como paso previo a la publicación del artículo y, finalmente, el open peer review (OPR). Mientras que la difusión en abierto es mayoritaria y la inclusión de los datos de investigación está cada vez más extendida, al OPR le está costando implantarse como alternativa al modelo de doble ciego, que es el más extendido y consolidado y goza de un alto grado de aceptación por parte de los editores. El objetivo de nuestro artículo es analizar la opinión de los editores de revistas científicas españolas sobre las ventajas e inconvenientes o barreras para la implementación del OPR. Se trata de un estudio cualitativo que se ha llevado a cabo a partir de las respuestas abiertas de un cuestionario enviado a los 1875 editores de las revistas científicas españolas que constan en la base de datos y que obtuvo una respuesta del 22,4%. En lo que se refiere a las limitaciones, el estudio se basa en las opiniones y experiencia de los editores de revistas científicas españolas, que mayoritariamente son publicadas por instituciones académicas y son del ámbito de las ciencias sociales y humanidades. Los resultados se centran en profundizar en las ventajas y los inconvenientes. Entre los factores incentivadores, los editores destacan que poder disponer de los informes en abierto tiene gran utilidad para la comunidad científica de, que reconoce el papel del revisor, permite controlar la arbitrariedad de algunos revisores, y que promueve el diálogo revisor-autor. Las principales barreras que se comentan son las siguientes: una posible falta de objetividad y de rigor, la resistencia al cambio de un sistema consolidado ("doble ciego"), conocer al autor beneficia a los autores consolidados y perjudica a los noveles, una mayor dificultad para encontrar los revisores, incrementa los costes y puede alargar el proceso de revisión

The article describes the results of the online survey on open science (OS) carried out on researchers affiliated with universities and Spanish research centres and focused on open access to scientific publications, the publication process, the management of research data and the review of open articles. The main objective was to identify the perception and habits of researchers with regard to practices closely linked to open science and the scientific value added is that offers an in-depth picture of researchers as one of the main actors to whom this transformation and implementation of open science will fall. It focuses on the different aspects of OS: open access, open data, publication process and open review in order to identify habits and perceptions. This is to make possible an implementation of the OS movement. The survey was carried out among researchers who had published in the years 2020-2021, according to data obtained from WoS. It was emailed to a total of 8,188 researchers and obtained a total of 666 responses, of which 554 were complete, the rest being forms with some questions unanswered. The main results showed that open access still requires the diffusion of practices and services provided by the institution, as well as training (library or equivalent service) and institutional support from the competent authorities (vice rectors or equivalent) in specific aspects such as data management. In the case of data, around 50% of respondents stated they had stored data in a repository, and of all the options, the most frequently given was that of an institutional repository, followed by a discipline repository. Among the main reasons for doing this, we found transparency, visibility of data and the ability to validate results. For those who stated they had never stored data, the most frequent reasons for not having done so were privacy and confidentiality, the lack of a mandated data policy or a lack of knowledge of how to do it. In terms of open peer review, participants mentioned a certain reticence to the opening of evaluations due to potential conflicts of interest that may arise or because lower-quality content might be accepted in order to avoid conflicts. In addition, the hierarchical structure of senior researcher versus junior researcher might affect reviews. The main conclusions indicate a need for persuasion of OA to take place; APCs are an economic barrier rather than the main criterion for journal selection; OPR practices may seem innovative and emerging; scientific and evaluation policies seem to have a clear effect on the behaviour of researchers; researchers state that they share research data more for reasons of persuasion than out of obligation. Researchers do question the pathways or difficulties that may arise on a day-to-day basis and seem aware that we are undergoing change, where academic evaluation or policies related to open science, its implementation and habits among researchers may change. In this sense, more and better support is needed on the part of institutions and faculty support services.

16th Berlin Open Access Conference (Together for Transformation), organized by the OA2020 Initiative and hosted by the Max Planck Society. 6-7 June 2023, Harnack Haus (Berlin, Germany).

Lloc web de la conferència: https://decris.ffos.hr/multiplier-events/e4, The content of this communication is based on a Bachelor’s degree Thesis that proposes a new infrastructure to harvest and give access to existing OER in the LIS field. In this thesis, the need of a community landing page for those interested in OER’s is emphasized. Both in the research carried out in this thesis and in the Intellectual Outputs resulting from the DECriS (Digital Education for Crisis Situations: Times when there is no alternative) project, there is a clear lack of a focal point that gathers the LIS community interested in OER. European communities such as those within DECriS or BOBCATSSS, as well as in other informal networks, which consist of a number of LIS professionals and teachers, and where debates and news are already circulating, could benefit from a "meeting point" where all matters, information and debates around OER would be available. Since there are already a lot of different repositories and aggregators that give access to OER’s, the creation of just another technological tool is not enough to secure its use. Therefore, communication amongst those who use or create them should be an integral part of this new infrastructure. Participatory dynamics prior to the implementation of this proposed new aggregator (or other tool that fits the needs of our community) are needed in order to set the foundations and secure its use and success.

El 14 de març de 2020 les biblioteques universitàries catalanes tancaven les seves seus presencials i passaven a oferir tots els recursos i serveis en línia. Aquesta disrupció sense precedents determina l'activitat de les deu biblioteques universitàries del sistema durant els tres anys que s’analitzen enaquest article i precipita una transformació digital que es traduirà en nous enfocaments i noves metodologies de treball que van mes enllà dels tres anys analitzats. Tot i aquesta disrupció, les biblioteques van continuar desplegant els projectes i objectius planificats, entre els quals sobresurten, per la seva rellevància, en primer lloc, la implementació del nou sistema de gestió bibliotecària ALMA, que es va adjudicar a l’empresa Exlibris, al juliol del 2020 per a totes les biblioteques del Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (CSUC) i en segon lloc, totes les actuacions dutes a terme per les biblioteques per fixar la ciència oberta en les agendes universitàries i consegüentment posicionar-se com a agents estratègics de suport a la recerca a les seves institucions.Finalment, el període acaba amb una greu crisi energètica a escala mundial els efectes de la qual encara son incerts, però que s’albira que afectarà la gestió dels serveis bibliotecaris que, necessàriament, haurà de ser més sostenible i eficient., On 14 March 2020, the Catalan university libraries closed down their premises and began to offer all their resources and services online. This unprecedented disruption brought about a change in the activity of the ten libraries in the university library system during the period analysed in this article and ushered in a digital transformation that has led to the establishment of new approaches and methodologies that are likely to last beyond the two- year period analysed here.Despite this disruption, the libraries continued to carry out the planned projects, among them the implementation in July 2020 of the new library management system ALMA for all the libraries of the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia. The project was supervised the company Exlibris. The libraries also worked actively to establish open science on the university agendas and to position themselves as strategic agents supporting research at their institutions.The period under study has ended with a worldwide energy whose effects are still uncertain. It is expected to affect the management of library services, which will need to be more sustainable and efficient., El 14 de marzo de 2020 las bibliotecas universitarias catalanas cerraban sus sedes presenciales y pasaban a ofrecer todos los recursos y servicios online. Esta disrupción sin precedentes determina la actividad de las diez bibliotecas universitarias del sistema durante los tres años que se analizan en este artículo y precipita una transformación digital que se traducirá en nuevos enfoques y metodologías de trabajo que van más allá de los dos años analizados.A pesar de esta disrupción, las bibliotecas siguieron desplegando los proyectos y objetivos planificados, entre los que sobresalen, por su relevancia, en primer lugar, la implementación del nuevo sistema de gestión bibliotecaria ALMA, que se adjudicó a la empresa Exlibris, en julio de 2020 para todas las bibliotecas del Consorcio de Servicios Universitarios de Cataluña (CSUC) y en segundo lugar, todas las actuaciones llevadas a cabo por las bibliotecas para fijar la ciencia abierta en las agendas universitarias y consiguientemente posicionarse como agentes estratégicos de apoyo a la investigación ensus instituciones.Finalmente, el período termina con una grave crisis energética a escala mundial cuyos efectos todavía son inciertos, pero que se vislumbra que afectará a la gestión de los servicios bibliotecarios que, necesariamente, deberá ser más sostenible y eficiente.

Codi del Projecte: 2019PID-UB/034, rUBot-coop pretén posar a disposició de la comunitat UB, una plataforma d’aprenentatge de Robòtica amb l’objectiu de ser cooperatiu, multidisciplinari, transversal, atractiu i basat en programari lliure. rUBot-coop pot ser utilitzada per a diferents Ensenyaments i assignatures de l’àmbit de la Robòtica per tal d’incentivar i fer atractiu l’aprenentatge de la Robòtica, fomentant la cooperació entre estudiants de les diferents assignatures i ensenyaments per l’aprenentatge autònom. La plataforma rUBot-coop permet proposar un projecte als estudiants durant tot o part del semestre. Aquest projecte s’inicia en l’aprenentatge de la utilització de la plataforma, l’assoliment dels objectius d’aprenentatge dels conceptes de Robòtica i l’aplicació pràctica d’aquests conceptes assolits en una plataforma de baix cost completament desenvolupada en la UB. Aquest projecte d’innovació docent el vam proposar per a 3 assignatures en l’àmbit de Robòtica que es desenvolupen en 3 ensenyaments d’Enginyeria de la Universitat de Barcelona: - Mecatrònica i Robòtica: Assignatura optativa del Grau d'Enginyeria Electrònica de Telecomunicacions (GEET). - Robòtica i Control de Sistemes Biomèdics: Assignatura Troncal del Grau d’Enginyeria Biomèdica (GEB). - Robòtica: assignatura optativa del Grau en Enginyeria Informàtica (GEI)) rUBot-coop és un projecte d’innovació que va començar el 1 de gener de 2020 i va finalitzar el 30 de desembre de 2021., Universitat de Barcelona. RIMDA

Informe mensual d'articles publicats a Scopus al Campus Baix Llobregat. Base de dades Scopus. Abril 2023

Informe mensual d'articles publicats a Scopus al Campus Baix Llobregat. Base de dades Scopus. Març 2023

Informe mensual d'articles publicats a Scopus al Campus Baix Llobregat. Base de dades Scopus. Gener 2023.

An overview of the evolution of open access (OA) to scientific publications over the last 20 years is presented. This retrospective look allows us to make two observations that seem to overlap: on the one hand, how close the initial objective seems to be to what initially seemed utopian and, on the other, the unanticipated and solid obstacles that open access has encountered along the way, as well as the unexpected and diverse solutions that are emerging to overcome them. The overall assessment of OA is positive, and it underscores that open access is (or is becoming) possible, that it is good, and that it is necessary. However, this overall positive evolution has come up against two major obstacles that are slowing its progress: the double payments generated by hybrid journals (subscription and article processing charges [APCs]) and the unchecked growth in APCs. In addition, this intensive use of APCs is creating a publishing gap between publishers that charge fees to authors and those that do not, and ultimately, it is causing dissension regarding the (previously shared) strategy toward open access. There are no immediate, one-off solutions to overcome the aforementioned dysfunctions, although three actions that, in the medium term, can remedy them can be mentioned: changing the approach to the evaluation of science, adopting measures to regulate APCs, and promoting alternative publication models. Finally, it should be noted that OA has acted as the vanguard and spearhead of a broader movement: that of open science.

Purpose. Open Science entails research reproducibility, with an emphasis on data sharing and reuse. Hence, research data management (RDM) is an essential asset in research institutions for supporting open science. This study offers a systematic review of the landscape of research data management in academic libraries. It further examines the influence academic libraries can have if they are involved in the research lifecycle process, and how this benefits research institutions that have started implementing research data management, especially in the data-intensive disciplines. Methodology. In this study, the authors analysed Web of Science and Scopus databases, searching for papers connecting research data management and academic libraries. The authors found a total of N=387 articles. After removing duplicates and applying the exclusion and inclusion criteria process, the authors finally analysed N=32 articles, n=20 case studies, and n=12 research papers at both national and international levels. Limitations. This study has some limitations. Although the authors retrieved as many papers as possible for the analysis, it should not be considered as an exhaustive analysis, as varying studies may also be missing from the sample. The authors observed that there are more case studies focused on one institution rather than research papers involving different institutions at the international or national level. Therefore, more research studies would enrich the literature and show best practices in RDM. Results. The results show that research data management has some services implemented in different countries at the local or the international level. The authors argue that research data management generates new opportunities for academic libraries and librarians to acquire new skills as a part of the research data lifecycle. Originality/value. This study reports the current state of research data management at the international level in academic libraries and the influence libraries can have if they are involved in the research lifecycle process.

Informe mensual d'articles publicats a Scopus al Campus Baix Llobregat. Base de dades Scopus. Novembre 2022.

Aquest informe recull les publicacions del personal docent i investigador de l'Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Manresa (EPSEM) durant el curs acadèmic 2021-2022. Informació extreta de Futur.upc.edu, i analitzada a Scopus.

Publicação em periódicos científicos é crucial para os esforços de internacionalização de pesquisadores e instituições. O objetivo geral deste trabalho é analisar a internacionalização dos periódicos nos quais publicam os autores vinculados a uma universidade classificada entre as dez melhores do Brasil, com base nos seguintes objetivos específicos: a) identificar os idiomas dos artigos; b) descrever a distribuição dos títulos e editoras; e c) identificar o tipo de acesso dos principais títulos. Este estudo bibliométrico e multidimensional coletou dados na WoS e nos websites dos periódicos. Os resultados mostram que o total de publicações em periódicos dobrou entre 2010 e 2019, com destaque para o crescimento das Social Sciences. No geral, 83% dos artigos são publicados em inglês, sendo que nas Physical Sciences o percentual chega a 96%. A maioria dos artigos é publicada em títulos de editoras comerciais, exceto nas áreas de Ciências Sociais e Humanidades, em que prevalecem as universidades. A editora com maior número de artigos e de periódicos é a Elsevier. O título com maior número de artigos no período é o PLOS One, seguido de vários títulos brasileiros em acesso aberto. A conclusão mostra notável diversidade de comportamento entre as áreas do conhecimento, o que aponta a necessidade de definir claramente o que seria internacionalização para cada uma. O predomínio das editoras comerciais em número de artigos e títulos, lideradas pela Elsevier, mostra a evasão dos registros da ciência pagos com recursos públicos “periféricos” para a guarda de empresas ligadas ao oligopólio das publicações da ciência.

Presentació realitzada per la Biblioteca el 27 d'octubre del 2022 a la Sala polivalent del campus de la Ciutadella amb motiu de la Setmana de l'accés obert 2022. Serveis de la Biblioteca de la UPF en l'àmbit de la ciència oberta: guia de Ciència oberta, publicació científica en accés obert, descomptes i APC gratuïtes, publicar dades de recerca en obert, recursos educatius en obert (REO), formació. També es presenta la pàgina Termòmetre de la ciència oberta per la monitorització de la ciència oberta a la UPF.

Gravació de la taula rodona celebrada el 27 d'octubre del 2022 a la Sala polivalent del campus de la Ciutadella amb motiu de la Setmana de l'accés obert 2022. Taula rodona experiències al voltant de la ciència oberta explicades per part de PDI de la UPF. Modera: Enric Vallduví. Participen: Daniel Cassany (Departament de Traducció i Ciències del Llenguatge), Robert Castelo (Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Vida), Lluís Codina (Departament de Comunicació), Carla Lancelotti (Departament d'Humanitats) i Xavier Serra (Departament de Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació).

Presentació realitzada pel Vicerector de Recerca, Enric Vallduví, el 27 d'octubre del 2022 a la Sala polivalent del campus de la Ciutadella amb motiu de la Setmana de l'accés obert 2022. Breu estat de la situació de la ciència oberta a la UPF amb informacions sobre la modificació de la Ley de la Ciencia, els projectes realitzats en l'àmbit de l'aliança Eutopia i la col·laboració amb organismes com CSUC i CRUE.

Revisió de 140 articles publicats en obert el 2020 i el 2021 pels investigadors i les investigadores de la UPC Manresa i disponibles al portal FUTUR. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Campus de Manresa. Biblioteca Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::7 - Energia Assequible i No Contaminant