Launch of All Japanese University Area on JIG
Taylor & Francis has signed an MOU with the University of Tsukuba to expand the innovative Japan Institutional Gateway (JIG) research publishing platform, which they jointly operate, and to support the publication of English-language books by University of Tsukuba researchers.
Previously limited to the University of Tsukuba and its affiliated institutions, JIG now welcomes article submissions from researchers at Japanese universities and research institutions nationwide through the new All Japanese University Area (AJUA).
By expanding their unique platform to researchers across the country, enabling publication of Japanese-language research at world-class speed and reliability, the University of Tsukuba and Taylor & Francis hope to support acceleration of the open research movement promoted by the Japanese government.
JIG is a next-generation digital platform that transforms academic publishing through three innovative approaches:
- Publishing in Japanese with global reach
While most international journal publications are in English, JIG accepts submissions and publications in Japanese for humanities and social sciences fields. This enables excellent research on Japanese history and society written in Japanese to be indexed in global research databases (such as Scopus), creating pathways for international researchers to access and cite these works. - Rapid publication: eliminating time lags
Once initial quality checks and formatting requirements are met, papers are published open access within a matter of days or weeks. This allows research on social trends and current issues to be presented to the world while they remain relevant. - Open peer review: a transparent evaluation process
While traditional peer review has been a black box, JIG first publishes papers publicly, then invites experts worldwide to post evaluations and advice under their real names, facilitating open discussion. This highly transparent process significantly contributes to research credibility and fraud prevention in the generative AI era.
By opening access to all researchers nationwide, JIG is transforming from a pilot initiative among select universities into an academic gateway for all of Japan. Together with research institutions and researchers across Japan, JIG will disseminate Japan’s knowledge to the world, expanding its impact and helping transform global academic publishing.
Japan Institutional Gateway: https://f1000research.com/japan-institutional-gateway
革新的なオープンリサーチ出版プラットフォーム「Japan Institutional Gateway(JIG)」が日本全国の著者に利用可能に
「All Japanese University Area（AJUA）」を開設
Taylor & Francisは筑波大学と覚書（MOU）を締結し、革新的な研究出版プラットフォーム「Japan Institutional Gateway（JIG）」の投稿資格を拡大します。覚書には、筑波大学の研究者による英語書籍の出版の支援も含まれます。
これまで筑波大学とそのAffliate（協賛）機関に投稿資格が限定されていたJIGは、新たに開設された「All Japanese University Area（AJUA）」を通じて、日本全国の大学および研究機関の研究者からの論文投稿を受け入れます。
日本語で書かれた研究を世界水準のスピードと信頼性とともに出版できる独自のプラットフォームを全国の研究者に拡大することで、筑波大学とTaylor & Francisは、オープンサイエンスの加速を支援することを目指しています。
JIGは、3つの革新的なアプローチによって学術出版を変革する次世代デジタルプラットフォームです：
- 日本語での出版とグローバルな発信
国際的な学術誌の出版物の多くは英語ですが、JIGは人文科学・社会科学分野において日本語論文をオープンアクセス出版することが可能です。日本語で書かれた日本の歴史や社会に関する優れた研究が、グローバルな研究データベース（Scopusなど）にインデックスされ、国際的な研究者がこれらの研究にアクセスし、引用する道が開かれます。 - 迅速な出版：タイムラグの解消
初期の品質チェックと基本的なフォーマット要件を満たせば、論文は数日から数週間以内にオープンアクセスで出版されます。これにより、社会的トレンドや時事問題に関する研究を、その関連性が高いうちに世界に発信することができます。 - オープンピアレビュー：透明性の高い評価プロセス
従来のピアレビューがブラックボックスであったのに対し、JIGはまず論文を公開し、その後、世界中の専門家が実名で評価やアドバイスを投稿し、オープンな議論を促進します。この高い透明性を持つプロセスは、生成AI時代における研究の信頼性と不正防止に大きく貢献します。
全国のすべての研究者にアクセスを開放することで、JIGは一部の大学によるパイロット的な取り組みから、日本全体のための学術ゲートウェイへと変貌を遂げます。日本全国の研究機関および研究者とともに、JIGは日本の知識を世界に発信し、その影響力を拡大し、グローバルな学術出版の変革に貢献します。
About the University of Tsukuba
The University of Tsukuba was originally founded as a Normal School in 1872, becoming the first institution of higher education in Japan. In 1973, it was relocated from Tokyo to Tsukuba Science City and re-born as a new concept university. Taking full advantage of being at the heart of Japan’s premier science city, the university has developed innovative systems in research, education and management. Over the years, it has flourished as one of Japan’s top research universities in diverse fields such as the humanities, social sciences, natural and life sciences, engineering, medicine, sports sciences, arts and design; boasting Nobel laureates, Olympic and Paralympic medalists as well as successful entrepreneurs amongst its faculty and graduates.
About F1000
F1000 provides innovative open access publishing platforms offering rapid publication and open peer review, whilst supporting data deposition and sharing for the research community.
F1000’s own publishing platform, F1000Research, was launched in 2013 and was the first open research publishing platform combining the ability to publish rapidly with functionality to ensure transparency, robustness and reproducibility of research.
Building upon the growth and success of its core platform, F1000 also provides fully managed, open research publishing services directly to research funders, learned societies and institutions, including Wellcome, the Gates Foundation and the European Commission.
F1000 Research Ltd is wholly owned by Taylor & Francis, an Informa Group company.
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