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Analysis of the use of OJS interoperable resources

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Analysis of the use of OJS interoperable resources
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We analyse interoperability tasks of 40 OJS journals with different usage levels, and identify the main problems present for exchanging information with various platforms and databases (DOAJ, Scielo, Dialnet, Redib). The problems are grouped into two kinds: those attributed to the lack of technical training for the jpurnal editorial teams, and those related to the conditions of interoperability of the platform itself, or that of other systems. Understanding the causes behind these interoperability problems contributes to the generation of technical improvement proposals for different scientific information platforms as well as the training of the editorial teams themselves.
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Thank you, hi. We made an analysis of the use of OGS interoperable resources in the different journals that are included in the classification system of CONACET in Mexico. We analyzed the interoperability challenge of journals included in this classification system
sponsored by the Council of Science and Technology of Mexico. According to information provided by CONACET, 80% of journals included in this system are using OGS, but most of them only as a publishing platform, not as an editorial manager.
Yes, we think this is one of the main problems. The objective of this research is that as each one of the 110 OGS journals has different usage levels, we identify the main problems present for exchanging information with various platforms and
databases. DOAG, Cielo, Dialnet, and Redif. The problems that we identified are grouped into two kinds. Those attributed to the lack of technical training for the journal editorial teams, and those related to the conditions of interoperability of the platform itself,
or that of other systems. We think that understanding the causes behind these interoperability problems contributes to the generation of technical improvements proposals for different scientific information platforms, as well as the training of the editorial teams themselves.
Okay, and this is about the methodology. This presentation is on a fixed chart, and you can read all the numbers. I only want to focus on the conclusions. Okay, but probably this is important.
We asked, we made a survey with different editors, and we asked about the type of use of OGS, the degree of knowledge of the use of metadata harvesting, the use of Open Archives Initiative, a protocol of metadata harvesting, about the interoperability with other databases, and we asked about their major problems when they are using OGS.
The results, as I told you, this presentation is on a fixed chart, and you can show each different numbers, but I think the most important thing is the conclusions. The journals that we analyzed have metadata exchange tools with other bases and aggregators,
so the main challenge is not related to the technological infrastructure, but the professionalization of the editorial work. We say that this is the human interoperability of the main troubles. Editors opt for what means
less work for them, like being harvested by other aggregators, even if it means losing visibility of their own web pages. They don't know about the operative functions of the software that they use. In Mexico, but not only in Mexico, but in
whole Latin American countries, the institutions don't have a specialized job in scientific publishing, nor do they offer opportunities to professionalize editorial work. Most editors are self-taught. For future research, it will be important to analyze the perspective of the editorial teams about the additional value
that each database and aggregators gives to the visibility of the journal and the decision that each team makes regarding technical actions that must be implemented. Okay. Thank you.