The new Open Access publisher ScienceOpen presented its concept at the conference "Academic Publishing in Europe 9", 28-29 January 2014 in Berlin. Scientific publishing is placed within a research and publishing network to make the evaluation of research results faster and more transparent.

1. ScienceOpen.com
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Perspectives in Publishing
and Networking for the
Scientific Community
Stephanie Dawson, Ph.D.
CEO
ScienceOpen
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Alexander Grossmann
President
ScienceOpen

2. Present Status
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The internet is changing the
the scholarly publishing paradigm
o Rapid exchange of digital information
o Scientific networking and blogging
o Rise of non- or questionably peer-reviewed literature
Conclusion: Scholarly research becomes
increasingly OPEN
o Open Access
o Public Peer-Reviewing
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3. Mission Statement
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What is our vision?
We believe that it is necessary to rethink
publishing within the context of the
internet
We believe that free access to knowledge
drives creativity, innovation and
development
We believe that facilitating open and public
communication between academics is the
best way to ensure quality
We strongly are committed to Open Access
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4. ScienceOpen
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What is our vision?
 disappointed by the previous ways of
academic publishing we started to make
our own vision of scholarly communication
become reality
 we are committed to Open Access
 we believe that free access to knowledge
drives creativity, innovation and
development
 to facilitate open and public
communication between academics
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5. What is ScienceOpen?
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A Journal, Research Network or
Preprint archive?
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6. What is ScienceOpen?
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A Journal, Research Network or
Preprint archive?
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A journal:
to manage peer review, manuscript editing
and make your work public.
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7. What is ScienceOpen?
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A Journal, Research Network or
Preprint archive?
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A network:
to facilitate communication and
collaboration among scientists.
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8. What is ScienceOpen?
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A Journal, Research Network or
Preprint archive?
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A preprint archive:
to shorten publication times, to reach a
broader audience and to consult peers for
additional input.
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9. What is ScienceOpen?
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A Journal, Research Network or
Preprint archive?
The answer is:
we will combine the advantages of all three
concepts on one platform.
we regard ourselves as a
"Research and Publishing Network".
a single freely accessible online platform to
efficiently share and evaluate scientific
information.
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10. Features
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What do we want to offer?
a freely accessible online
platform to share and
evaluate scientific information.
 to aggregate Open Access articles from a
variety of sources – opening them up to
commenting and discussion.
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11. Features
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What do we want to offer?
to set up a personal profile
to network with
other scientists.
 to organize scientific communication
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12. Features
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What do we want to offer?
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to provide space and tools
to support scientists when
drafting their work
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13. Features
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What do we want to offer?
to publish a finalized
manuscript rapidly
 to allow an evaluation after publication in
a Public Post-Publication Peer
Review process.
 to improve the work by publishing a
revised version based on comments and
reviews by peers.
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14. Features
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Who is behind ScienceOpen?
 independent start-up company
 based in Berlin and Boston
 founded in 2013
 Founders are
 Alexander
Grossmann
(Physicist and Professor of Publishing
Management at the Leipzig University of
Applied Sciences, Leipzig, Germany) and
 Tibor Tscheke (Information
Scientist, Software Developer and Content
Management Specialist).
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15. Business Concept
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Free services
 Access, browse, search and comment
 Network and communicate
 Workspace, draft and organize
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Publishing charges include
 Publishing of final manuscript
 Copyediting
 Language editing
 XML conversion
 DOI assigment
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16. Timeline
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Beta Launch
 December 2013
 1m+ OA articles
 Browse, network, comment, organize
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Release 1.0
 April 2014
 Publishing interface
 Further functionalities: News
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Thank you very much!
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18. Screenshots: Search and Access
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19. Screenshots: Search and Access
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20. Screenshots: Comment and Review
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21. Screenshots: Search and Access
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22. Screenshots: User Profile
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23. Screenshots: Networking & Groups
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