Open Access E-books in Social Science: A Case Study of Directory of Open Access Books

Lamani, Manohar B.; Patil, Rohit R; Kumbar, B.D.

doi:10.14429/djlit.38.2.10890

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“…It makes research output freely accessible and increases transparency, free of copyright and licensing restrictions, thus reusing relevant data possible by other researchers (Tickell, 2018). OA is a publishing trend in social sciences as it helps to bridge the gap in resource sharing and limited expenses (Lamani et al, 2018). Although high-quality open access requires adequate funding and monitoring (Adler et al, 2019), electronic publishing made journal publication tasks easier, resulting in several online journals.…”

Section: Open-access Publishingmentioning

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The current phase of social sciences research: A thematic overview of the literature

Babalola

Nwanzu

2021

Cogent Social Sciences

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Social sciences research (SSR) is an enterprise that is continuously evolving, but not without some debilitating issues that impede the realization of its full potential and usefulness. SSR, as a human initiative and activity, is discussed. The paper features the current methods and authorship issues that enhance the research outcomes' validity. The argument advanced because while scholars continue to explore processes for research advancement, minimize where possible by putting an end to vices such as falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate methodology, and wrong data analysis. At the same time, while significant challenges are related to misconduct and dishonesty. The present paper expanded and updated the literature and proposed bringing the resources available to the social science researchers to enhance research outcomes. Overall, the paper recommends continuous strives for tools, and process enhancement and a demonstration of integrity by the stakeholders in SSR conduct to achieve field acceptance.

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Section: Open-access Publishingmentioning

confidence: 99%