diff --git a/scipost_django/finances/templates/finances/business_model.html b/scipost_django/finances/templates/finances/business_model.html index 6af4ca11cbfa4e504ad702df92edee883292d977..eab28dd6da970ba0c8e2a85d6d4b6cd0a1ffb6ef 100644 --- a/scipost_django/finances/templates/finances/business_model.html +++ b/scipost_django/finances/templates/finances/business_model.html @@ -161,10 +161,11 @@ <li><a href="{% url 'finances:country_level_data' %}">country-level</a> summaries</li> <li>an assessment of our <a href="{% url 'finances:finances' %}#current">current state of viability</a></li> </ul> - <li class="m-2"> - <strong>Sustaining</strong><br> - We liaise with Organizations benefitting from our activities, who can inspect all the data and independently determine to which level they choose to support our activities. Generosity is appreciated, bearing in mind the proportion of non-supporting bystanders. We scale up, maintain or wind down our operations depending on how much support we can gather. - </li> + </li> + <li class="m-2"> + <strong>Sustaining</strong><br> + We liaise with Organizations benefitting from our activities, who can inspect all the data and independently determine to which level they choose to support our activities. Generosity is appreciated, bearing in mind the proportion of non-supporting bystanders. 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The entire technological stack and all operating protocols are documented and made easily transferable between community owners.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[CA]</td> + <td><strong>Copyright to authors</strong></td> + <td>Authors of articles in the Journal retain copyright. The Journal assists authors in protecting their rights in case of infringement.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[OA]</td> + <td><strong>Open Access</strong></td> + <td>All articles are published open access and an explicit open access licence is used which is preferably <a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/freeworks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Approved for Free Cultural Works</a>.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[OC]</td> + <td><strong>Open Citations</strong></td> + <td>The Journal makes its citation metadata openly accessibly by actively participating in the <a href="https://i4oc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Initiative for Open Citations.</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[FF]</td> + <td><strong>Fee Free</strong></td> + <td>Submission, peer evaluation and publication are not conditional in any way on the payment of a fee from authors or their employing institution, or on membership of an institution or society.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[NP]</td> + <td><strong>Non Profit</strong></td> + <td>The Journal publisher's operations are entirely non profit.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[OF]</td> + <td><strong>Open Finances</strong></td> + <td>The Journal's finances are openly published and available for public scrutiny.</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>[AE]</td> + <td><strong>Academic Editing</strong></td> + <td>The editorial processes of the Journal are run by the community, and all editorial decisions are taken by active professional scientists, using exclusively academic scholarship-based criteria.</td> + </tr> + </table> + + <p>These principles are an extension and sharpening up of the Fair Open Access Principles, the most important difference being the insistence on the non profit business model.</p> + + + <h2 class="highlight mt-5" id="aboutThreePillars">Our Infrastructure: 3 Pillars</h2> <div class="row"> - <p>As an organization, and for all its Journals, SciPost follows the <a href="https://jscaux.org/blog/post/2018/05/05/genuine-open-access/">Genuine Open Access Principles:</a></p> - <table class="table table-bordered table-responsive" id="GOA"> - <tr> - <td>[CO]</td> - <td style="width: 30%;"><strong>Community Ownership</strong> </td> - <td>The Journal has a transparent community-anchored ownership structure, and is controlled by and responsive to the scholarly community.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[OI]</td> - <td><strong>Open Infrastructure</strong></td> - <td>The infrastructure for operating the Journal belongs to, and is open sourced to the community. The entire technological stack and all operating protocols are documented and made easily transferable between community owners.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[CA]</td> - <td><strong>Copyright to authors</strong></td> - <td>Authors of articles in the Journal retain copyright. The Journal assists authors in protecting their rights in case of infringement.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[OA]</td> - <td><strong>Open Access</strong></td> - <td>All articles are published open access and an explicit open access licence is used which is preferably <a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/freeworks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Approved for Free Cultural Works</a>.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[OC]</td> - <td><strong>Open Citations</strong></td> - <td>The Journal makes its citation metadata openly accessibly by actively participating in the <a href="https://i4oc.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Initiative for Open Citations.</a></td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[FF]</td> - <td><strong>Fee Free</strong></td> - <td>Submission, peer evaluation and publication are not conditional in any way on the payment of a fee from authors or their employing institution, or on membership of an institution or society.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[NP]</td> - <td><strong>Non Profit</strong></td> - <td>The Journal publisher's operations are entirely non profit.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[OF]</td> - <td><strong>Open Finances</strong></td> - <td>The Journal's finances are openly published and available for public scrutiny.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td>[AE]</td> - <td><strong>Academic Editing</strong></td> - <td>The editorial processes of the Journal are run by the community, and all editorial decisions are taken by active professional scientists, using exclusively academic scholarship-based criteria.</td> - </tr> - </table> - <p>These principles are an extension and sharpening up of the Fair Open Access Principles, the most important difference being the insistence on the non profit business model.</p> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <p> + At SciPost, we believe that the only realistic way to reform publishing is to build new infrastructure implementing things as academics, not corporations, want them. In this day and high-tech age, communities equipped with purpose-built systems and workflows are entirely able to independently take care of all their publishing needs. Our purpose is to empower such communities. + </p> + <p> + We implement this through a triad of pillars, each providing a different level of support: + </p> + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p class="mb-0"><strong>In-house Journals</strong></p> + <p>The first pillar consists of field-scoped journals implementing SciPost's <a href="{% url 'submissions:editorial_procedure' %}">open editorial procedure</a> and run by <a href="{% url 'colleges:colleges' %}">Editorial Colleges</a> of reputed specialists. Building up on our template in Physics, our vision is to extend our Genuine Open Access services to many other fields (with a portfolio of field-scoped Journals) and install a multi-field overarching journal called <a href="{% url 'scipost:journal_detail' doi_label='SciPostSelect' %}">Selections</a> highlighting the very best science from all fields and targeted towards a much broader readership (from non-specialists to journalists/press agencies all the way to the general public). + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p class="mb-0"><strong>Hosted Journals</strong></p> + <p>The second pillar complements the field-scoped in-house journals by providing more specialized field/specialty-targeted publishing venues run by independent Editorial Colleges. These journals make full use of SciPost's editorial, publishing, production and maintenance systems, and are fully embedded into (and thus supported by) SciPost's <a href="{% url 'finances:business_model' %}">business model</a>. An example of Hosted Journal is <a href="{% url 'scipost:journal_detail' doi_label='MigPol' %}">Migration Politics</a>. Our vision is to upscale use of these facilities by supporting the creation and maintenance of a large portfolio of community-run but SciPost-hosted specialized journals (and thus naturally complementing the field-scope in-house journals of the first pillar). + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p class="mb-0"><strong>Affiliate Journals</strong></p> + <p> + The third pillar empowers independently-run Diamond-class journals to make use of our financial <a href="{% url 'organizations:organizations' %}">information system for organizations</a> linking publishing activities (via authors and their affiliations) with institutional support, enabling complete transparency in expenditures and returns on investment using our business model's PubFracs concept. Our vision is to upscale use of these <a href="{% url 'affiliates:journals' %}">facilities</a> by onboarding a large family of existing Diamond journals, and by extension to effectively form a strong federation able to act synergetically as lobbying group for Diamond sustainability. + </p> + </li> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <img style="width: 90%; max-width: 500px;" src="{% static 'scipost/scipost_diamond_journal_pillars.jpg' %}"></img> + </div> </div> - <hr> + <h2 class="highlight mt-5" id="aboutPubFracs">Our Business Model: PubFracs</h2> <div class="row"> - <div class="col-12"> - <h2 class="highlight" id="team">The SciPost Team</h2> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <p> + Open Access has led to the burgeoning of a plethora of different business models, all too often characterized by inflated costs, inequity and lack of financial transparency. Few knowledgeable people doubt that researchers and academic institutions are currently being fleeced by publishers. The only way to stop this is to provide an alternative. + </p> + <p> + We propose a business model which is cost-slashing, equitable, and completely transparent. + You will find a detailed explanation at our <a href="{% url 'finances:business_model' %}">business model</a> page, but the idea is rather simple to understand. + </p> + <ul> + <li class="m-2"> + <strong>Publishing and interlinking</strong><br> + Organizations (author affiliations, funding agencies, ...) + are interlinked with each Publication to which they are associated. + </li> + <li class="m-2"> + <strong>Determining PubFracs</strong><br> + Upon publication, we compute our PubFracs (a fraction of a unit representing an Organization's "affiliations weight" for a given Publication). + </li> + <li class="m-2"> + <strong>Compiling operational costs</strong><br> + On a yearly basis, we determine and make publicly known: + our total expenditures, and an average expenditure per publication (<a href="{% url 'finances:apex' %}">APEX</a>) + </li> + <li class="m-2"> + <strong>Information display</strong><br> + We publicly display relevant information on expenditures and support received: + <ul> + <li><a href="{% url 'finances:subsidies' %}">subsidies we have received</a></li> + <li><a href="{% url 'organizations:organizations' %}">organizations</a> listing and + <a href="{% url 'finances:country_level_data' %}">country-level</a> summaries</li> + <li>an assessment of our <a href="{% url 'finances:finances' %}#current">current state of viability</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li class="m-2"> + <strong>Sustaining</strong><br> + We liaise with Organizations benefitting from our activities, who can inspect all the data and independently determine to which level they choose to support our activities. Generosity is appreciated, bearing in mind the proportion of non-supporting bystanders. We scale up, maintain or wind down our operations depending on how much support we can gather. + </li> + </ul> + <p><em><strong>See full details at our <a href="{% url 'finances:business_model' %}">business model</a> page</strong></em></p> + </div> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <img style="width: 90%; max-width: 500px;" src="{% static 'scipost/pubfracs_model_calculation.jpg' %}"></img> </div> </div> + + <h2 class="highlight mt-5" id="team">The SciPost Team</h2> + <div class="card m-2 border-0"> <div class="card-body"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> @@ -187,12 +259,8 @@ </div> </div> - <hr> - <div class="row"> - <div class="col"> - <h2 class="highlight" id="advisory_board">Advisory Board</h2> - </div> - </div> + + <h2 class="highlight mt-5" id="advisory_board">Advisory Board</h2> <div class="card m-2"> <div class="card-header text-center">Astronomy</div> @@ -332,15 +400,11 @@ </div> </div> - <hr> - <div class="row"> - <div class="col"> - <h2 class="highlight" id="editorial_colleges">Editorial Colleges</h2> - <p> - Please visit our <a href="{% url 'colleges:colleges' %}">Editorial Colleges page</a> - to view the list of our current Editorial Fellows in all our fields of activity. - </p> - </div> - </div> + + <h2 class="highlight mt-5" id="editorial_colleges">Editorial Colleges</h2> + <p> + Please visit our <a href="{% url 'colleges:colleges' %}">Editorial Colleges page</a> + to view the list of our current Editorial Fellows in all our fields of activity. + </p> {% endblock content %} diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/roadmap.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/roadmap.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3eb42ac43b27f7dcc45668fb46795a553bc86056 --- /dev/null +++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/roadmap.html @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %} + +{% block meta_description %}{{ block.super }} Roadmap{% endblock meta_description %} +{% block pagetitle %}: roadmap{% endblock pagetitle %} + +{% load static %} + +{% block breadcrumb_items %} + {{ block.super }} +{% endblock %} + +{% block content %} + + <div class="row"> + <div class="col-12"> + + <h1 class="highlight">Roadmap</h1> + + <p> + At SciPost, we practice complete openness and transparency for all our operations. + This means that you can easily peruse all our <a href="{% url 'journals:publications' %}">publications</a>, + examine the list of <a href="{% url 'organizations:organizations' %}">benefitting organizations</a>, + see which ones are <a href="{% url 'finances:subsidies' %}">supporting us</a>, + and what that means for our <a href="{% url 'finances:finances' %}">finances</a> + and <a href="{% url 'finances:finances' %}#current">sustainability</a>. + </p> + + <p> + This however only highlights our <em><strong>past</strong></em> activities. + What about our <em><strong>future</strong></em> ones? + </p> + + <h2 class="highlight mt-5">Our Plans</h2> + + <div class="row"> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <p class="text-center mx-auto border border-primary" style="width: 80%;"> + <em><strong> + Transform SciPost into a large-scale, multi-field, multi-level <a href="{% url 'scipost:about' %}#GOA">Genuine Open Access</a> publishing infrastructure by upscaling the implementation of our three pillars:<br> + In-house Journals, Hosted Journals and Affiliate Journals + </strong></em> + </p> + <p>If you are not yet familiar with our three pillars, see <a href="{% url 'scipost:about' %}#aboutThreePillars">this link</a>. Our plans for each can be summarized as follows.</p> + + <p class="mt-4 mb-0">In-house Journals:</p> + <ul> + <li>upscale existing <a href="{% url 'colleges:colleges' %}">Colleges</a>;</li> + <li>expand the portfolio of Journals in existing fields;</li> + <li>establish new Colleges and launch field-specific in-house journals in further fields.</li> + </ul> + <p class="ms-4">{% include 'bi/arrow-return-right.html' %}<em>Interested in helping or suggesting somebody who can? Email us at <a href="mailto:edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}">edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}</a></em>. + <p class="mt-4 mb-0">Hosted Journals:</p> + <ul> + <li>support communities wishing to launch a specialized hosted journal using our editorial and financial infrastructure;</li> + <li>support communities wishing to shift their existing venue to Diamond publishing (e.g. through the <a href="https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/diamond-open-access">NWO Diamond Open Access Fund</a>) using our infrastructure.</li> + </ul> + <p class="ms-4">{% include 'bi/arrow-return-right.html' %}<em>Interested in launching or flipping? Email us at <a href="mailto:edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}">edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}</a></em>.</p> + <p class="mt-4 mb-0">Affiliate Journals:</p> + <ul> + <li>support independent journals who wish to use our PubFracs business model and use our financial information and reporting facilities.</li> + </ul> + <p class="ms-4">{% include 'bi/arrow-return-right.html' %}<em>Interested in your journal (Diamond-style only!) becoming one of our affiliates? Email us at <a href="mailto:edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}">edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}</a></em>.</p> + </ul> + </div> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <img style="width: 90%; margin: auto; display: block; max-width: 400px;" src="{% static 'scipost/scipost_diamond_journal_pillars.jpg' %}"></img> + </div> + </div> + + <div class="row mt-5"> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <p class="text-center mx-auto border border-primary" style="width: 80%;"> + <em><strong> + Ensure our sustainability, by + promoting understanding of and support for our <a href="{% url 'finances:business_model' %}">PubFracs business model</a> + </strong></em> + </p> + <p>We believe this model to be the best antidote to profitmaking and financial obfuscation in publishing. We strive to</p> + <ul> + <li>liaise with academic organizations to ensure familiarity with our business model and increase its levels of adoption;</li> + <li>set up long-term agreements to ensure sustainability of our operations;</li> + <li>advocate for the installation of proper sustainable funding mechanisms for Diamond;</li> + <li>support the sustainability of other Diamond initiatives through our Affiliate Journals network.</li> + </ul> + <p class="ms-4">{% include 'bi/arrow-return-right.html' %}<em>Are you an institutional Open Access officer, Library representative or similar, and are you interested in helping us set up a sustainably funding structure for Diamond? Get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:sponsors@{{ request.get_host }}">sponsors@{{ request.get_host }}</a></em>.</p> + </div> + <div class="col-lg-6"> + <img style="width: 90%; margin: auto; display: block; max-width: 400px;" src="{% static 'scipost/pubfracs_model_calculation.jpg' %}"></img> + </div> + </div> + + + <h2 class="highlight mt-5">Triggers for Upscaling</h2> + + <p class="ms-2 me-2"> + We are technically ready to launch operations in other fields; for any given field, we however require that two external preconditions (triggers) be met: + </p> + <div class="row"> + <div class="col-md-6"> + <div class="card"> + <div class="card-header"><strong>Academic involvement</strong></div> + <div class="card-body"> + <ul> + <li>At least 3 field-specific Advisory Board members</li> + <li>A field-specific Editorial College with at least 25 committed Fellows</li> + </ul> + Volunteer, or send us your suggestions at <a href="mailto:edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}">edadmin@{{ request.get_host }}</a>. + </div> + </div> + </div> + <div class="col-md-6"> + <div class="card"> + <div class="card-header"><strong>Support</strong></div> + <div class="card-body"> + <ul> + <li>Sufficient <a href="{% url 'sponsors:sponsors' %}">Sponsorships</a> to cover the expected workflow (at first, a minimum of one more full-time editorial staff per new field)</li> + </ul> + We invite <a href="{% url 'organizations:organizations' %}">organizations</a> who are interested in facilitating our growth to contact us at <a href="mailto:sponsors@{{ request.get_host }}">sponsors@{{ request.get_host }}</a>. + </div> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + </div> + </div> + + + +{% endblock content %} diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/urls.py b/scipost_django/scipost/urls.py index ea01c93d51c59f17aba7ad72ec18a808211dcfde..0ff2749eb924ede73ee400961a4d775b6eeb36bd 100644 --- a/scipost_django/scipost/urls.py +++ b/scipost_django/scipost/urls.py @@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ urlpatterns = [ TemplateView.as_view(template_name="scipost/PlanSciPost.html"), name="PlanSciPost", ), + path( + "roadmap", + TemplateView.as_view(template_name="scipost/roadmap.html"), + name="roadmap", + ), path( "foundation", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="scipost/foundation.html"),