Changing Publication Culture

Publication is essential to the sharing of scientific knowledge. But the effectiveness of publishing is decreasing - scientists suffer under the ‘publish or perish’ culture; peer review becomes slower and more difficult; tenure committees still rely on outdated journal impact factors; and the costs of publishing are becoming unsustainable even for the wealthiest universities.

Join this half-day event to discuss how we can develop a sustainable publication culture and policy at TU Delft and beyond.

In this symposium, organised by the TU Delft Library together with representatives from different faculties, scholars and policymakers will share their perspectives on why a change of publication culture is needed, both from systemic as well as an individual perspective.

All participants are invited to bring forward in an interactive session the publishing challenges they are currently facing.

This symposium also marks the 5 years anniversary of TU Delft’s own open access publishing house: TU Delft Open Publishing - change maker in open access publishing. Experts will reflect on the national and international growing momentum for alternative publishing routes.

Programme:

• 14:00 - 14:30 Doors open
• 14:30 - 14:35 Opening & welcome words
• 14:35 - 15:00 Keynote address
• 15:00 - 16:30 Panel discussion and interactive session
• 16:30 - 17:00 Panel discussion & closing
• 17:00 - 18:00 Drinks

Confirmed speakers include:

• Prof. Dr. Martijn Warnier, full Professor of Complex System Design and head of the Multi-Actor Systems Department - Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management
• Prof.Dr.ir. Rinze Benedictus, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aerospace Structures and Materials
• Dr. Roberto Rocco de Campo, Associate Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment
• Dr. Tahena Kuzniecow Bacchin, Associate Professor (tenured) of Urban Design and Critical Theory and Head of Research of the Section of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment
• Dr. Jason Moore, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Claire Chassagne, Associate Professor in Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
• Just de Leeuwe, Publishing Advisor, TU Delft Library
• Margreet Nieborg, Director, University of Groningen Press
• Jeroen Sondervan, Programme Leader Open Scholarly Communication, Open Science NL

Participation in this symposium is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.