[OKFN-IN] Calling for Papers: Open Knowledge in Agricultural Development (OKAD)

[Sridhar Gutam]

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Subject: [LIS-Forum] Calling for Papers: Open Knowledge in
Agricultural Development (OKAD)
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Progress in science and technology can only be achieved by building
upon a community knowledge base. This is as true for agricultural
development as for anything else. However, current technical,
financial, legal and cultural barriers can make it difficult to access
and use existing agricultural knowledge.

Open Knowledge initiatives that promote free, unrestricted access to
research, data, software and learning materials promise to further
accelerate agricultural development, reduce hunger and poverty, and
improve food security in less economically developed countries.

The Open Knowledge in Agricultural Development (OKAD) article
collection will be a platform for authors to share their original
research findings, initiatives, case studies, perspectives and
opinions relating to Open Knowledge initiatives within all areas in
the context of agriculture, agri-food and agro-biodiversity. We
encourage the submission of articles on topics including, but not
limited to:

* E-infrastructure for agricultural development
* Publishing and communicating scientific knowledge
* Open access, open data and open educational resources
* Dissemination, metrics and impact assessment
* Development of open source software, applications and platforms
* Policy and socio-economic issues
* Non-digital Open Knowledge initiatives

More information at http://f1000research.com/article-collections/okad

-- Open up your knowledge and contribute to OKAD --

Dates: The OKAD collection will be launched on February 23rd 2015 and
will be open to contributions indefinitely. Authors who wish to have
their articles published as part of the launch should submit their
article by February 2nd 2015.

Discounts & waivers: All articles submitted before the launch date
will be free to publish. Articles submitted after this date will
receive a 20% discount off the standard article processing charge.

F1000Research welcomes a wide range of studies, including small
research notes, null results, replications, refutations, traditional
research articles, reviews, opinion pieces, method articles, and
software tools (see our author guidelines for details about each
article type).

In line with F1000Research's publication model, all articles submitted
to this collection will be transparently reviewed by invited experts
after publication; articles that pass peer review will become highly
visible through indexing in major bibliographic databases.

If you have any questions, please email research at f1000.com.

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-- 
Sridhar Gutam, PhD, ARS
Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology)
ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region <http://icarrcer.in/> Research
Centre Ranchi
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Convenor, Open Access India
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