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To return control of publishing to university and society presses,
providing them with the infrastructure and support to advance
publishing in the interest of researchers.
About Ubiquity Press
Background
Mission
Spun out of University College London in 2012
Researcher-led
Extensive publishing background
(BioMed Central, PLoS, Elsevier)
Based in London
Comprehensive approach: journals,
books, data, software, ….
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The Social Contract
of Science
• Validation
• Dissemination
• Further development
Scientific Malpractice
• Data
• Results
• Software
• Hardware, wetware…
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Feedback so far: are researchers afraid of sharing data?
Peer review:
Different kinds of objects
Keeping it quick and systematic
Open archiving is not always possible
Low barriers for authors are essential
Keeping metapapers short
Online authoring
Funders:
Want data sharing
Need to encourage data management
plans and ensure time and funds
allocated for publication
Ensuring appropriate scope