The thesis deals with the problem of electronic open journal systems (EOJS) use in scientific and pedagogical research.
Electronic open journal systems are the open source software platforms that provide organizational and decentralized remote management of the full cycle of the electronic scientific journals editorial and publishing process: submission, review, copyediting, proofreading, layout and articles publication, as well as their preservation, dissemination and indexing in the Internet.
The comparative analysis of the most common EOJS (DPubS, E-Journal, HyperJournal, Ambra, Open Journal Systems) have been carried out according to the following characteristics: a) initial data, information on technical and project support; b) software and technical characteristics as well as service features; c) functional features. Open Journal Systems are recommended as the most appropriate tool for supporting of electronic scientific journals.
The domestic and foreign experience of use the Open Journal Systems software platform is investigated. In particular: a) as a mean of publicizing and disseminating the scientific results; b) for creating and supporting repositories of higher educational establishments' libraries; c) for developing the scientific and educational space of an educational establishments; d) as a cloud-based service for the preservation and access to scientific resources; e) for information support in student training; and f) for deployment of student journals.
The criteria (normative, organizational and communication, productive) and indicators of efficiency of the electronic open journal systems use in scientific and pedagogical researches are determined.
The сriteria (axiological, cognitive, praxeological, and adaptive), indicators and formation levels of scientific workers’ ICT competency on the use of EOJS in scientific and pedagogical researches are selected.
The organizational and pedagogical model of EOJS use in scientific and pedagogical researches is developed. It consists of target, procedural, evaluation and result components, as well as the model of formation the scientific workers’ ICT competency on the use of EOJS in scientific and pedagogical researches.
The scientific journals selection criteria for inclusion in the scientometric and abstract databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals) are considered.
The method of the EOJS use in scientific and pedagogical researches is developed. Its effectiveness is verified experimentally. The procedure of the electronic scientific journal implementation by using EOJS is proposed. The training materials for the scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers’ professional qualifications improvement are proposed.
Recommendations for scientific and scientific-pedagogical workers on creating and maintaining an electronic scientific journal using Open Journal Systems are provided. In particular, the legal basis of electronic scientific journals functioning; its types, target audience, sources of funding, editorial policies and frequency of publication; selection of software to support the editorial and publishing process, the levels of users access to Open Journal Systems; the content types and formats, open access, archiving, indexing and information-analytical monitoring of the published scientific papers; forming an editorial board and staff, engaging ICT professionals, their responsibilities and workload, training users and the technical team are analyzed.
