{"id":1177,"date":"2019-10-25T12:46:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T11:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/osc\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T08:16:28","slug":"confessions-of-an-open-access-journal-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/osc\/2019\/10\/25\/confessions-of-an-open-access-journal-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions of an Open Access Journal Editor:"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being the editor of an open access academic journal is incredibly time-consuming and often frustrating, but in my case I enjoy having this kind of role in my professional portfolio. The benefits of journal editorship outweigh the frustrations as the rewarding elements of sharing scientific and professional practice-related works of innovation are immense.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Managing the Advanced Journal of Professional Practice<\/a> (AJPP) is a big operation, involving many activities behind the scenes. Handling the blind peer review processes and feedback to authors; copy editing procedures; proof reading iterations; and manuscript template preparation are a few of the basic vital roles. Of course, I cannot do all of this without the support of a great editorial team.<\/p>\n

In my privileged role, I get a broad view of interesting transdisciplinary research or professional practice related activity that is under way. I interact with scientists and professionals from all over the world. It is a very satisfying feeling to see an early manuscript draft be supported and developed into a fully-fledged academic publication, especially from early career researchers or students.<\/p>\n

The unique remit of the AJPP is for professional scientific knowledge exchange: analogous knowledge, for the benefit of professionals globally. All\u00a0those working in a professional role\u00a0are required to extend knowledge and skills within a practical environment. This journal enables the bringing together of those skills in a transdisciplinary capacity. Across all sectors of Health and non-health, Education, Business, Human Resources, Administration, Law, Politics and so on, there is a growing need for more collaboration between professionals, agencies, providers and above all with the people they seek to serve. If I get my job right (with the help of reviewers), I can have a positive effect on the careers of my fellow professionals and on the body of knowledge in the field of professional practice in general.<\/p>\n

There are many additional benefits to editing an open access journal. The open access element is the mechanism by which research<\/a> outputs are distributed online, free of cost, and with the addition of an open license<\/a> that removes most restrictions on use and reuse.<\/p>\n

An exciting development for the AJPP is the work I am doing in collaboration with the Scholarly Communications team to move towards Directory of Open Access Journal<\/a> (DOAJ) Registration. There are many regulations to fulfill and open access host site restrictions to overcome, however, we are 80% there and hope to announce successful DOAJ registration in the near future, a first for Journals at Kent<\/a>!<\/p>\n

In addition to this, I aspire to take the AJPP forwards to becoming the first fully \u2018inclusive\u2019 academic journal at Kent. I am currently testing the Blackboard Ally functionality and have successfully run a trial PDF manuscript through the system and turned it into inclusive versions including: Audio (MP3 version for listening); HTML (for viewing in the browser or on mobile devices); ePub (for reading as an e-book on iPad or other e-book readers) and Electronic Braille (BRF version for consumption on electronic braille displays). This is a very exciting venture which I am proud to be driving forwards.<\/p>\n

The AJPP allows for the sharing of experiences and gold standard professional practices related to transdisciplinary work places and\/or to enhance professional services. It has a specific remit for contemporary work which addresses transdisciplinary\/multi-professional and work-related enquiry into practice. Applications of new knowledge, technology, discussion and research or practice-based innovation are particularly welcome, so if this sounds like you, then I would love to hear from you and you can submit your manuscript, reflection on practice, book review, letter to the editor or poster abstract here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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