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Abstract
Overlay journals, a potentially overlooked model of scholarly communication, have seen a resurgence due to the increasing number of preprint repositories and preprints on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related topics. Overlay journals at various stages of maturity were examined for unique characteristics, including whether the authors submitted their article to the journal, whether the peer reviews of the article were published by the overlay journal, and whether the overlay journals took advantage of opportunities for increased discovery. As librarians and researchers seek new, futuristic models for publishing, overlay journals are emerging as an important contribution to scholarly communication.
Keywords:
- overlay journal,
- preprint repository,
- scholarly communication,
- open access,
- peer review
Résumé
Les revues épirevues, un modèle de communication scientifique souvent négligé, ont connu une résurgence en raison du nombre croissant de dépôts d’archivage numériques de prépublications et d’articles en prépublication sur des sujets liés à la COVID-19. Des épirevues ont été examinées à divers stades de leur maturité concernant diverses caractéristiques uniques : si les auteurs ont soumis leur article à la revue, si les révisions par les pairs de l’article ont été publiées par l’épirevue et si les épirevues ont profité des opportunités de découverte accrues. Alors que les bibliothécaires et les chercheurs cherchent de nouveaux modèles avant-gardistes pour l’édition savante, les épirevues émergent désormais comme étant une contribution importante à la communication savante.
Mots-clés :
- épirevue,
- dépôt d’archivage numérique,
- communication savante,
- libre accès,
- révision par les pairs
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