tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13854474.post115664830675478985..comments2023-09-10T07:48:39.226-07:00Comments on Chemists Without Borders: One TOPAZ for every village: PLoS BlogElmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412196451387219611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13854474.post-53580878986335165392007-08-05T04:26:00.000-07:002007-08-05T04:26:00.000-07:00This topic is very interesting. Nice blog!Thank yo...This topic is very interesting. Nice blog!<BR/>Thank you! Very relevant information. I think it would be useful to many. <BR/><BR/><I><A HREF="http://www.xbuyonline.com" REL="nofollow">cheap drug</A></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13854474.post-1156804584631034232006-08-28T15:36:00.000-07:002006-08-28T15:36:00.000-07:00TOPAZ is only one of many open source publishing s...TOPAZ is only one of many open source publishing software platforms. As Peter Suber points out in Open Access News today, <A HREF="http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs" REL="nofollow">Open Journal Systems</A> is the leader in this niche - for example, it is used throughout Africa. This is also the platform I'm most familiar with as an author and editor. A good example of use of the software is <A HREF="http://www.ajol.info/" REL="nofollow">African Journals Online</A>. Most of these journals currently only have abstracts openly available online; this is not a decision against open access, but rather a growing curve as these journals move gradually from print to electronic format. AJOL illustrates one of the potentials of open access: researchers in Africa can publish in local journals, and their work can be readily available throughout the world. <BR/>This helps to address your issue about costs, Jean-Claude; authors from the developing world can publish in PLoS and have their fees waived, of course - or they can publish in local journals, and pay fees in local currency reflecting local costs. <BR/><BR/>[Disclosure: I work for Simon Fraser University Library, one of the partners in the Open Journal Systems].Heather Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726928948544472886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13854474.post-1156714741305366432006-08-27T14:39:00.000-07:002006-08-27T14:39:00.000-07:00Jean-Claude - I'm afraid that there aren't yet any...Jean-Claude - I'm afraid that there aren't yet any examples of TOPAZ up and running as yet. It is the platform on which <A HREF="www.plosone.org" REL="nofollow">PLoS ONE</A> will be running and so PLoS ONE will be the first demonstration of its potential. As an Open Source publishing platform we hope that many other Open Access publications will adopt it in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13854474.post-1156668122063404352006-08-27T01:42:00.000-07:002006-08-27T01:42:00.000-07:00Heather - the link you gave to the TOPAZ site does...Heather - the link you gave to the TOPAZ site doesn't have much info. Are there any examples of it being used anywhere? I know it has been compared to PLoS ONE so I would like to see how it is being used.Jean-Claude Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157209601339686455noreply@blogger.com