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How is scholarly publishing changing and what will publishing research be like in future...

How is scholarly publishing changing and what will publishing research be like in future?

The scholarly communications landscape is changing rapidly. The current most prominent models of publishing research are increasingly viewed as unaffordable and inequitable, with researchers providing content, peer review and editorial services to publishers, largely free of charge, while at the same time being charged to read and publish the knowledge that they have generated. Moreover, these models present publishers with a financial incentive to publish more, leading to increasing concerns about the integrity of published research, with more than 10,000 papers being retracted alone in 2023 (1).This is exacerbated by the rise is AI, with AI-generated text content being detected in published papers across many disciplines (2). How are these challenges impacting the way in which research is published, and how might the publishing ecosystem change in future?

The event

Join us for a workshop exploring the changing landscape of publishing research. The event will feature a keynote from Robert Kiley (formerly Head of Open Research at the Wellcome Trust) and examples of how Lancaster University researchers are engaging in innovative practices and alternative models for disseminating research outputs.

The event will also feature the award ceremony of the Elaine Sykes Open Research Award and flash talks from shortlisted entries.

This is a hybrid workshop with options to attend online or in-person. Refreshments will be provided to attendees who are there in person. The event will be followed by a networking session over tea and coffee for in-person attendees.

Why attend?

By attending this workshop you will gain a better understanding of how research funders perceive the future of scholarly publishing and how alternative and innovative publishing models could apply to your own research outputs. Attendees will also find out more about the support available through the library to disseminate research and the University's commitment to the responsible use of research metrics.

This event is open to everyone.

Agenda

Introduction and Welcome

10am

Keynote: 'The future of scholarly publishing

Robert Kiley, Open Research Consultant (formerly Head of Open Research, Wellcome Trust and Head of Strategy, cOAlition S)

10:05am

An update on the University's commitment to the Responsible use of Research metrics

Nicola Wylie, Research Intelligence Manager, Lancaster University Library

10:50am

Break

11am

Reimagining Research Practices

11:10am

Elaine Sykes Open Research Award: Open Research Flash talks

Building Open Research Infrastructure: Establishing The Journal of Practice Theory through Open Journal Systems at Lancaster University

Dr Stanley Blue, Senior Lecturer, Sociology

No rejection allowed: a toxicology journal's radical policy for promoting equity and collaboration in open research

Dr Paul Whaley, Honorary Researcher, Lancaster Environment Centre

Open Hardware as a Foundation for Accessible and Reproducible Research

Dr John Vidler, Embedded Systems Engineer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Psychology

Widening Access Through Open Research: The Library Schools Engagement Project

Charlotte Ross, Lancaster Medical School/Library

Putting the 'R' into Open Research: the transformation of research data skills for students in Psychology

Jonathan Towse, on behalf of the department of Psychology

11:20am

Elaine Sykes Open Research Award presentation and event close

11:55pm

Networking and refreshments

12pm-12:30pm

This event has been organised by the Library’s Open Research service. For more information visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/library/open-research/ or contact openaccess@lancaster.ac.uk.

References

1 Van Noorden, R. (2023) 'More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record,' Nature, 624(7992), pp. 479–481. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03974-8.

2 'One-fifth of computer science papers may include AI content' (2025) AAAS Articles DO Group. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zxxd90o.