From 3cb284e06784e3888877f7cf8457cea2d9fcb3a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J.-S. Caux" <J.S.Caux@uva.nl>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:17:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improved FAQ
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scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html
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@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@
<li>you do not think publishers should exploit your work for profit-making</li>
<li>you do not think that author(s) should be paying publication costs</li>
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+ <br/>
+ <h3>Will my SciPost publications be citable?</h3>
+ <p>All SciPost publications will obtain a unique DOI, enabling citations and metrics as per other journals.</p>
+ <br/>
+ <h3>Who is behind SciPost?</h3>
+ <ul>
+ <li>SciPost was founded by <a href="staff.fnwi.uva.nl/j.s.caux">J.-S. Caux</a>, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam.</li>
+ <li>The legal entity behind SciPost is Stichting SciPost, a not-for-profit Foundation established in Amsterdam. Its (non-remunerated) personnel consists in Prof. J.-S. Caux (chairman), Dr J. van Mameren (secretary) and Dr J. van Wezel (treasurer). </li>
+ </ul>
+ <br/>
+ <h3>Why was SciPost started?</h3>
+ <p>The publishing landscape is evolving rapidly, and it is not clear that the best interests of science and scientists are being represented. SciPost aims to implement a grassroots solution by scientists, designed in the best interests of science itself, to the challenge of scientific publishing.</p>
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@@ -36,6 +48,14 @@
<li>you are interested in building useful extra content (comments, rederivations, etc) on existing literature</li>
<li>you are willing to make your contributions as author and (anonymously) as reviewer and commenter openly accessible</li>
</ul>
+ <br/>
+ <h3>How is SciPost funded?</h3>
+ <p>SciPost operates non-commercially, encurring minimal costs. Contributors provide all the content and perform all editorial tasks as part of their normal institutional academic duties. Operations are kept running by a team of officers, themselves academically employed.</p>
+ <p>Support for operational costs is initially provided by the <a href="http://www.nwo.nl/en">NWO</a> in the Netherlands. Long-term operations will be financed by donations from national funding agencies, universities, foundations and individuals</p>
+ <br/>
+ <h3>Which fields of science does SciPost cater to?</h3>
+ <p>The initial rollout of SciPost offers a Physics portal.</p>
+ <p>Portals in Other fields of science will be opened if the SciPost model proves to be successful.</p>
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