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Table 5 RLTW Matrix on the aspect of quality assurance (QA) as a condition for the acceptance, dissemination and use of OA in VET research

From: Open access in vocational education and training research: results from four structured group discussions

Matrix of the possible feature space

Perspective of the authors

Acceptance of OA

Dissemination of OA

Use of OA

Technical and structural conditions

QA through technically and structurally advanced publication platforms (e.g. university repositories);

QA through academic proof readinga.

Avoiding technical limitations to ensure QA (e.g. use of platform-independent file formats and bibliographical meta data, permanent availability, findability).

Attribution of quality though transparent QA procedures;

QA through providing context information (e.g. relating to the author, institution, type of text (project report, dissertation, journal article etc.);

QA through the use of software which detects plagiarism.

Policy-related and normative conditions

QA through issuing regulations for good academic research practice (e.g. protection against plagiarisms);QA through OA guidelines.

QA through the use of licences and compliance with copyright.

 

Conditions inherent within the academic research system

QA through peer review; QA through application of rules for good academic research practice; The author is involved in OA quality assurance procedures, e.g. as a reviewer.

QA through application of guidelines for good academic research practice.

QA through the publication in a recognised OA publication, by a recognised author, or through another kind of reputation-building factor within the academic research system (e.g. institution/publishing house); QA through the application of guidelines for good academic research practice (citability, protection against plagiarism etc.).

  1. aAcademic proof reading generally means the improvement of a text with regard to spelling, style and grammar. The academic proof reader is usually unable to offer detailed editing of academic content. The proof reader would need to be an expert in the respective discipline in order to carry this out. Content quality assurance takes place through different processes that do not form part of the proof reading process