Beyond the PDF: Cultivating Creative Communities with Oliver Rickard of Atypon and Emma Ganley of Protocols.io

On this episode, Emma Ganley, Director of Strategic Initiatives of Protocols.io, and Oliver Rickard, Senior Product Manager of Atypon, discuss the future of open access and the evolving landscape of scholarly communication.Key Takeaways:(04:12) The urgent need to support deep research and effectively disseminate scientific findings, particularly in light of recent significant advancements in AI.(13:07) Making research tools more modular and accessible, despite resistance to moving beyond traditional formats like PDFs.(16:20) Assessment mechanisms must evolve to recognize diverse research outputs as valuable, ensuring that contributions are appreciated in academic evaluations and funding decisions.(23:25) Open access is creating opportunities for publishers to diversify revenue and deliver enhanced tools for researchers, fostering a more interactive and personalized scientific community.(26:19) Open access has matured over 30 years, now offering the necessary volume of data to significantly enhance research through advanced mining techniques.(31:37) Efforts to simplify user interfaces in research tools are essential to accommodate varying levels of digital literacy among researchers, ensuring technology is both accessible and intuitive.(35:13) A survey on Wiley Online asked researchers to design their ideal tool, revealing a strong desire for simplified, unified software that consolidates functions into one accessible location.(38:38) Creating digital tools that facilitate specific, needed interactions among researchers proves more effective than features designed without a targeted purpose.Resources Mentioned:Emma Ganley -https://www.linkedin.com/in/eganley/Protocols.io | LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/protocolsio/Protocols.io | Website -http://protocols.io/Oliver Rickard -https://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-rickard/Atypon -https://www.linkedin.com/company/atypon/PLOS -https://plos.org/Thanks for listening to the “Research Impact Podcast: Conversations With Publishing Leaders on Trends and Solutions for Open Research.” If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review to help get the word out about the show. And be sure to subscribe so you never miss another insightful conversation.#Publishing #OpenAccess #PeerReview #AI #Accessibility #Workforce