Phill Jones Participating in ESOF 2016 Session on Open Science and Publishing

Phill Jones, Head of Publisher Outreach at Digital Science, will be participating in a panel discussion at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2016 in Manchester, UK. The session is titled “Will open science change the way it’s published?” and is taking place on July 25th from 5:10 – 6:25pm, at the Manchester Central Convention Complex.

The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) is a biennial, pan-European, general science conference dedicated to scientific research and innovation. Each conference aims to deliver stimulating content and lively debate around the latest advancements and discoveries in the sciences, humanities and social sciences.

The abstract for the session is reproduced below, it looks set to be a stimulating and thoughtful discussion!

The growing production of research outputs have led researchers to rely more than ever on the timely processing and dissemination of their results. For the best possible outreach of their scientific discoveries, they strive to publish in the highest quality journals – which now, with the unlimited possibilities of the internet, have transitioned into the digital age.

Open Access has started to change the way research is disseminated, new developments such as Open Data or Open Peer Review are further transforming scholarly publishing. The thinking within the industry has undergone a tremendous transformation: Instead of publications as final products, traditional publishing has made way to focus on research-in-the-making.

We will explore new business models within the publishing industry, the experiences of publishers with regard to their transformation into the digital age and the challenges that have emerged.

Shaking off the dust from publishers’ shoulders has been the first of many steps to follow into the future of science and research. Will we see a revolution or an evolution?

The session will be moderated by Dr Jean-Claude Burgelman, European Commission – DG Research and Innovation, Head of Unit Science Policy and Foresight, Male, Belgium. The other speakers include Catriona MacCallum, PLOS Senior Advocacy Manager, Consulting Editor (PLOS ONE) , Female, UK; Ian Mulvany, eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, Head of Technology, Male, UK; Dr Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch, Science Europe Head of Research Affairs, Female, Belgium; and Wouter Haak, Elsevier, VP Product Strategy, Male, Netherlands.