论文标题
开放不是永远的：对消失的开放访问期刊的研究
Open is not forever: a study of vanished open access journals
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论文摘要
自知识生产开始以来，保留学术记录一直是一个关注点。借助印刷出版物，责任主要归功于图书馆员，但向数字出版，尤其是引入开放访问（OA）的转变导致了歧义和复杂性。因此，期刊的长期可访问性并不总是可以保证，甚至可以完全从网络中消失。这项探索性研究的重点是消失的期刊现象，这是以前没有进行的。为了进行分析，我们咨询了几个主要的书目索引，例如Scopus，Ulrichsweb和开放访问期刊的目录，并通过Internet Archive的Wayback Machine追溯了期刊。我们发现了174个OA期刊，由于缺乏全面和开放的档案，在2000年至2019年之间从网络中消失了，涵盖了世界上所有主要的研究学科和地理区域。我们的结果引起了学术记录完整性的重要关注，并突出了采取协作行动以确保继续访问并防止丧失更多学术知识的紧迫性。我们鼓励那些对消失期刊现象感兴趣的人，将公共数据集用于自己的研究。
The preservation of the scholarly record has been a point of concern since the beginning of knowledge production. With print publications, the responsibility rested primarily with librarians, but the shift toward digital publishing and, in particular, the introduction of open access (OA) have caused ambiguity and complexity. Consequently, the long-term accessibility of journals is not always guaranteed, and they can even disappear from the web completely. The focus of this exploratory study is on the phenomenon of vanished journals, something that has not been carried out before. For the analysis, we consulted several major bibliographic indexes, such as Scopus, Ulrichsweb, and the Directory of Open Access Journals, and traced the journals through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. We found 174 OA journals that, through lack of comprehensive and open archives, vanished from the web between 2000 and 2019, spanning all major research disciplines and geographic regions of the world. Our results raise vital concern for the integrity of the scholarly record and highlight the urgency to take collaborative action to ensure continued access and prevent the loss of more scholarly knowledge. We encourage those interested in the phenomenon of vanished journals to use the public dataset for their own research.
