University repository overlay journal – increasing the quality and visibility of student research at the University of Split, Croatia

Marušić, Matko; Tomić, Vicko; Gudelj, Danijel; Wager, Elizabeth; Marušić, Ana

doi:10.20316/ese.2019.45.19007

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“…This definition shaped two of our criteria for overlay journals. Our third criteria, which required editors to hand‐search repositories for viable articles, was based on the practices of the Lund Virtual Medical Journal , a post‐publication journal overlaid on the University of Lund repository (which no longer exists), and our own journal, ST‐OPEN (Cassella & Calvi, 2010; Marušić et al, 2019).…”

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“…The distinct characteristic of both the JMIRx journals and the peer‐review platforms is that the editors search for preprints themselves, rather than waiting for authors to submit the preprints to the journal (Alves, 2021; Eysenbach, 2019; Johansson & Saderi, 2020). The ST‐OPEN journal, of which we are editors, functions similarly to the JMIRx journals, in the sense that the editors hand‐search for master's theses deposited in the University of Split repository, approaching the authors and collaborating with them in transforming the theses through a rigorous editorial and review process into original scientific articles (Gudelj et al, 2021; Marušić, 2020; Marušić et al, 2019). This concept is not without its problems, though.…”

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“…As editors of ST‐OPEN , the novel University of Split overlay journal (Gudelj et al, 2021; Marušić et al, 2019), we wanted to explore the current state of overlay journals, both to contribute to scholarly knowledge and to improve our own journal. Due to the continually changing relationship between journals and preprint servers or repositories, we decided to investigate the characteristics of journals that actively search repositories or servers for articles to publish, or which explicitly defined themselves as overlay journals.…”

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The rising importance of preprints and the growing number of journals accepting them necessitate a (re)definition of an overlay journal and its place in today's publishing context. Using a snowball search strategy, we searched Web of Science and Scopus databases for articles on overlay journals. From these articles, we identified 28 overlay journals that fit the traditional overlay journal definition (they did not host articles but provided links to final versions on repositories or they searched repositories for viable preprints to publish) or that defined themselves as overlay journals. Most journals were not indexed in bibliographic databases, and crucial information such as journal ownership was not publicly available.Likewise, most journals both self-hosted articles and provided links to final versions on repositories, which might mean repositories are more valuable in their 'open access' functionality than in the capacity for hosting articles.Editorial policies and practices of these overlay journals were often undeveloped or non-existent. It seems overlay journals remain a niche publishing model in 2021, especially due to the increased number of journals accepting preprints and using preprint servers in their core functionality. However, overlay journals can take an 'active' approach in finding, reviewing, and publishing preprints, replacing other inefficient publishing models.

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“…38 An especially ambitious project is the establishment of ST-OPEN overlay journal (http://st-open.unist.hr/) at the University of Split, Croatia, which aims to transform students' graduation theses into research articles in English journal. 39 This project is rather demanding, 40 especially because it covers all research fields. However, we are sure that our multidisciplinary team will be able, in several years' time, to report that the effort not only assisted inexperienced authors but also affected the research culture in the academic and research community.…”

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How editors can help authors write better papers: Beyond journals and articles

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2022

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We present the experience of journal editors in improving the quality of published papers. As the editors of the Croatian Medical Journal, a journal from the so-called scientific periphery, we realized, very early after the start of the journal in 1991, that our authors needed significant assistance with their articles. We worked individually with journal authors and then moved this activity to the next stage – intensive workshops for authors. The work with the journals enabled us to extend these activities to graduate and postgraduate students – future authors.

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“…Other repositories used by overlay journals include Hyper Articles en Ligne (HAL), GitHub, and PsyArXiv (Table 1 and Appendix 1). ST-Open uses Croatian repositories as its purpose is to promote Croatian students' research visibility and quality through practical publishing experiences (Marušić et al 2019). Text above timeline are relevant events in specific years.…”

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Model(s) of the future? Overlay journals as an overlooked and emerging trend in scholarly communication

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Overlay journals, a potentially overlooked model of scholarly communication, have seen a resurgence due to the increasing number of preprint repositories and preprints on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related topics. Overlay journals at various stages of maturity were examined for unique characteristics, including whether the authors submitted their article to the journal, whether the peer reviews of the article were published by the overlay journal, and whether the overlay journals took advantage of opportunities for increased discovery. As librarians and researchers seek new, futuristic models for publishing, overlay journals are emerging as an important contribution to scholarly communication.

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University repository overlay journal – increasing the quality and visibility of student research at the University of Split, Croatia

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Analysing overlay journals: The state‐of‐the‐art in 2021 and possible perspectives

Analysing overlay journals: The state‐of‐the‐art in 2021 and possible perspectives

How editors can help authors write better papers: Beyond journals and articles

Model(s) of the future? Overlay journals as an overlooked and emerging trend in scholarly communication

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