Research Publications at the University of Latvia

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Research Publications at the University of
Latvia Challenges and Opportunities
Indra Dedze, Ph.D.
University of Latvia Academic Department e-mail
indra.dedze_at_lu.lv
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Structures supporting research publications
Author
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Key functions of the library at the UL

• Providing access to the research literature
  databases through KIS consortium (currently
  access to 19 data bases, e.g, EBSCO, Sage,
  ProQuest,etc,)
• Developing and maintaining the catalog of the
  titles of the research publications of the
  academic staff.

Library
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Key functions of the publishing house
Akademiskais apgads at the UL

• Publishing research literature, textbooks,
  conference proceedings
• Providing the UL library with 5 copies of each
  published unit
• Providing editors and authors with the .pdf
  format of the publication
• Distributing the publication through bookstores
  and internet bookstores.

Publisher
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Key functions of the editors of the research
journals at the UL

• Responsible for the choice of the submitted
  research papers
• Responsible for the content of the journal
  including language editing
• Responsible for representative and efficient
  editorial board
• Responsible to offer the journal to the
  scientific paper data bases.

Editor
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Research Journals at UL

• Journals published by the UL Publisher
  Akademiskais apgads
• Baltic Journal of Psychology (bi-annually)
• Baltu Filologija (bi-annually)
• Celš (annually)
• Proceedings of the University of Latvia

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Proceedings of the University of Latvia

• Established in 1921 as Acta Universitatis
  Latviensis
• Since 1929 is published in series, approximately
  10 volumes per annum until 1940
• Renewed in July 1st, 2002 in 23 series
• Since 2004 are published 86 volumes (ISSN 1407
  2157).
• ISSN International Standard Serial Number

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Proceedings of the UL
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Proceedings of the University of Latvia 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Datorzinatne un informacijas tehnologijas xxx       x x
Matematika   x        
Zemes un vides zinatne x xx x x   x
Biologija x x x x x  
Medicina (Medicina un farmacija) x   x x x x
Ekonomika x x x x x  
Vadibas zinatne x x x xx    
Ekonomika un vadibas zinatne x   xx   x  
Zinatnu vesture un muzejnieciba   x xx x x x
Vesture           x
Filosofija   x   x x  
Juridiska zinatne x   x x x  
Politikas zinatne   xx        
Komunikacija (Komunikacija un informacija)   x        
Sociologija     x x x  
Bibliotekzinatne     x      
Pedagogija (Pedagogija un skolotaju izglitiba) xx   x x x  
Psihologija   x x   x  
Izglitibas vadiba x   x   x x
Literaturzinatne (Literaturzinatne, folkloristika, maksla) x x xx   xxx x
Valodnieciba     xx x xx x
Orientalistika       x    
Teologija         x  
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Research Journals at UL

• Journals published by the research institutes at
  the University of Latvia
• LU FSI Religiski filozofiski raksti
• LU LVI Latvijas Vestures instituta žurnals
  (quarterly)
• LU LFMI Letonica (annualy)
• LU FI Mageto-Hydro Dynamics (quarterly)
• LU PMI Mechanics of Composite materials (six
  times per year)
• LU Center for Cognitive Sciences and Semantics.
  The Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition,
  Logic and Communication (with Kansas State
  University)

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Research Journals in Research data bases

• 
  Database
• Proceedings of the University
• of Latvia www.lu.lv
• Biology Google Scholar
• Baltic Journal of Psychology ------
• Baltu Filologija CEEOL
• Celš Ulrichweb
• Religiski filozofiski raksti ------
• Latvijas Vestures instituta žurnals ------
• Letonica ------
• Magneto-Hydro Dynamics ISI Web of Science
• Mechanics of Composite materials ISI Web of
  Science16
• The Baltic International Yearbook
• of Cognition, Logic and Communication DOAJ

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Science Citation Index (2003-2008)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Latvia 380 404 371 260 421 588
University of Latvia Institutes 288 198 160 169 173 233
University of Latvia 56 52 42 55 84 99
LU Akademiska departamenta dati
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Social Sciences Citation Index (2003-2008)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Latvia - 32 17 6 36 39
University of Latvia Institutes 7 13 5 3 1 14
University of Latvia 6 13 5 2 1 10
LU Akademiska departamenta dati
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Arts Humanities Citation Index (2003-2008)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Latvia - 2 2 4 0 0
University of Latvia Institutes 1 2 2 3 0 0
University of Latvia 1 2 2 2 0 0
LU Akademiska departamenta dati
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Conclusions

• Academic staff of the University of Latvia
  annually publish on average 3000 research papers
• Only fraction of them are available on the ISI
  Web of Science and other research databases
• Journal editors insufficiently contacted research
  databases for placing there the research papers
• Most of the UL research journals are published
  regularly, but not all series of Proceedings of
  UL are published regularly
• Limited availability to purchase or subscribe the
  research journals published by the University of
  Latvia and its Institutes (particularly for the
  readers from abroad)

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Recommendations (1)

• For the management of the University of Latvia
• To facilitate the library with the institutional
  repository to collect the research papers
  developed by the academic staff of the University
  of Latvia
• To facilitate the publishing house with the
  opportnity to distribute research publication
  throgh the UL webpage paying with Credit Cards
• Ask the publishing house to contract DOI
  registring agency to obtain DOI index for each
  published unit
• DOI index Digital Object Identifier

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Recommendations (2)

• For the publisher Akademiskais Apgads
• On the AA webpage for each journal or book make
  direct link to the Internet bookstore, so the
  reader can purchase the unit without search the
  title again
• To find the possibility for distributing research
  publication through the UL webpages paying with
  Credit Cards and in different languages
  Latvian, English, Russian
• Become the distributor of DOI index for each
  published unit at UL
• In order to better facilitate research papers for
  Sciences, attract the specialist familiar with
  LaTeX environment
• Publish Proceedings of UL as a Digital Printing
  using short print runs.

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Recommendations (3)

• For the library
• Continue to develop and maintain the catalog with
  the titles of the research papers of the academic
  staff of UL
• Continue facilitating the access to the research
  databases tthorough the KIS
• Ensure at least one access to the ISI Web of
  Science in Latvia
• Develop and maintain the institutional repository
  to collect the research papers developed by the
  academic staff of the University of Latvia.

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Recommendations (4)

• For the journal editors
• To ensure the quality of research papers through
  blind reviews
• To ensure regularity of the journal by using the
  advantages of e-publishig each new volume start
  with one or two articles and then gradually add
  other papers
• Search the opportunities to cooperate with the
  research data bases offer papers to CEEOL,
  EBSCO, Google Scholar, Scopus, etc.
• Estimate the approximate number of DOI needed
  annually and inform publisher Akademiskais
  apgads.

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Recommendations (5)

• For the authors
• To publish research fingings in the
  internationally recognized journals, that are
  included in the ISI Web of Science
• Encourage editors to offer papers to the research
  data bases such as CEEOL, EBSCO, Google Scholar,
  Scopus, etc.