Journals and Professional Societies

Samuel Kaplan, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science

Center at Houston

10/9/2009

A permanent record; 55,000pp Communication: >15 Mbytes, >35

mil files, >18.6 mil pdfs Transparency; 42% accept, 51%

foreign Research Funding and Peer Review Career evaluation IT IS NOT FREE: SOMEONE PAYS;

$20,000,000 yearly

Peer review; 144 Eds, 28,000 reviewers

Archive from 1916-Present Standardize across the field Quality control; readability, >60 staff Presentation of format, figures and

tables Digitize all content Nomenclature Sharing biologicals

Free and immediate availability Remove copyright restrictions to

downstream use Cross-link content with other journals in

the field Link references and tables of content Incorporate unsolicited peer review to

improve content over time Encourage data mining Critical tables to improve genome use in

the Life Sciences Wish list

Biosynthetic pathways Regulatory elements Cytochromes rrn operons and map position Chromosome size and coding capacity / G+C

content tRNA’s Methods Metagenomics Standardization of all genomes AND MUCH MORE

Cost of content Cost of quality Protection against misuse Detection of falsification, plagiarism, etc, Detection of Dual Use* vs. Open Access Journals income and role of the Professional

Society to Promote Science

*A direct threat to open access

Outreach: The collective membership Education: K – through- Service on government panels,

meetings Cross borders to other societies Standards and quality control Collective action, e.g., lobbying Financial to enhance the profession Scientific information in many forms Enhancing the discipline to the public Tomorrow’s journal

Who contributes and how Content Recognition to whom, from whom Cost Upkeep Verification, validation and access Maintenance Misuse and corruption

Who can do this?