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Abstract
Scholarly publishing involves multiple stakeholders having various types of interest. In Canada, the implication of universities, the presence of societies and the availability of governmental support for periodicals seem to have contributed to a rather diverse ecosystem of journals. This study presents in detail the current state of these journals, in addition to past trends and transformations during the 20th century and, in particular, the digital era. To this effect, we created a new dataset, including a total of 1265 journals, 943 of which appeared to be active today, specifically focusing on the supporting organizations behind the journals, the types of (open) access, disciplines, geographic origins, languages of publication and hosting platforms and tools. The main overarching traits across Canadian scholarly journals are an important presence of Diamond open access, which has been adopted by 61% of the journals, a predominance of the Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines and a scarce presence of the major commercial publishers. The digital era allowed for the development of open infrastructures, which contributed to the creation of a new generation of journals that massively adopted Diamond open access, often supported by university libraries. However, journal cessation also increased, especially among the recently founded journals. These results provide valuable insights for the design of tailored practices and policies that cater to the needs of different types of periodicals and that consider the evolving practices across the Canadian scholarly journal landscape.
Keywords:
- national journals,
- scholarly publishing,
- open access models,
- journal list,
- Canada,
- languages of publication
Résumé
L'édition savante implique de nombreux acteurs ayant des intérêts divers. Au Canada, l'implication des universités, la présence de sociétés et la disponibilité d'un soutien gouvernemental pour les périodiques semblent avoir contribué à un écosystème de revues assez diversifié. Cette étude présente en détail l'état actuel de ces revues, ainsi que les tendances et transformations passées au cours du 20e siècle et, en particulier, de l'ère numérique. À cet effet, nous avons créé un nouvel ensemble de données, comprenant un total de 1256 revues, dont 944 paraissent actives aujourd'hui, en nous concentrant spécifiquement sur les organisations qui soutiennent les revues, les types d'accès, les disciplines, les origines géographiques, les langues de publication et les plateformes et outils de diffusion. Les principales caractéristiques des revues savantes canadiennes sont une présence importante du libre accès diamant, qui a été adopté par 62% des revues, une prédominance des disciplines des sciences sociales et humaines et une faible présence des grands éditeurs commerciaux. L'ère numérique a permis le développement d'infrastructures ouvertes, ce qui a contribué à la création d'une nouvelle génération de revues qui ont massivement adopté le libre accès diamant, souvent soutenues par les bibliothèques universitaires. Cependant, la cessation d'activité des revues a également augmenté, en particulier parmi les revues récemment créées. Ces résultats fournissent des indications précieuses pour la conception de pratiques et de politiques adaptées qui répondent aux besoins des différents types de périodiques et qui tiennent compte de l'évolution des pratiques des revues savantes au Canada.
Mots-clés :
- revues nationales,
- publication savante,
- libre accès,
- répertoire de revues,
- langues de publication,
- Canada
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