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Date
14 April 2021
Description
Learn about the evolution of the SciELO Publishing Model as a public policy framework for the managerial and operation of indexing, preservation, publication, dissemination and interoperability of nationally decentralized collection of open access peer reviewed journals.
Recommended Citation
Packer, Abel, "Improving Journals at the National and Regional Level" (2021). International Diamond Open Access Journals Conference. 1.
https://dc.researchcommons.org/diamondoa/2021/april14/1
Improving Journals at the National and Regional Level
Learn about the evolution of the SciELO Publishing Model as a public policy framework for the managerial and operation of indexing, preservation, publication, dissemination and interoperability of nationally decentralized collection of open access peer reviewed journals.
Speaker Details
Abel Packer
Abel co-founded the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) in 1997, a Program of the São Paulo State Foundation (FAPESP) committed to the advancement of Brazilian scientific research and communication through the open access indexing and publication of a selected collection of quality peer-reviewed journals.
The SciELO Publishing Model which adopts open science communication practices operates open access journal collection in 17 countries. Currently Abel is Director of SciELO. He is also Project Coordinator at the Foundation of the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and former Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences (BIREME/PAHO/WHO). Abel has a bachelor's degree in Business Management and a Master of Library Science with extensive experience in information science, librarianship, information technology, and information management.