User Interface

The user interface is divided into the areas of Publication analysis and Documentation.

In all areas of analysis, analyses can be carried out using the filter functions [1]. Analysis results can be grouped according to various criteria [2] and downloaded or shared [3].

 1. Filters

Filters are linked with AND, while entries within a filter criterion are linked with OR. If a user changes to a different area, all filter settings are retained.

• Canton where the publishing institution is located. 

• Institution with which the publishing authors are affiliated. As soon as the “institution” filter is selected, a window will Open which allows you to search for and select the standardized spelling of an institution’s name. Multiple selection (e.g. university and associated university hospital) is possible. When multiple institutions are selected, the results are deduplicated.

• Publisher can be selected from a drop-down list, after you have entered a search term. The list includes all publishers to which publications are assigned in the OA monitor. The names of the publishers are standardized on an ongoing basis. Multiple selection by typing in another search term is possible.

• Publisher publication model: publishers are only differentiated between Gold and Closed or Hybrid OA. While publishers with the Gold publication model publish only Gold OA journals, publishers with the Closed/Hybrid model can publish Gold, Hybrid, and subscription-only journals.

• Journal titles can be selected from a drop-down menu, after you have entered a search term. Multiple selection by typing in another search term is possible.

• Journal publication model: we differentiate between Gold and Closed/Hybrid Open Access. The information was taken from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Unpaywall.

• Publication OA model: Filter option according to the definitions of OA types (LINK TO >WIKI>JOURNAL MONITOR (OAM-CH)>OPEN ACCESS TYPES)

• Release date: Using this option, analysis results can be filtered according to the publication date of the publications.

 2. Grouping

All publication analyses can be grouped according to various criteria.

Via “grouping”, total numbers are always listed for the selected criterion, e.g.:

• Number of publications per institution  
• Number of publications per Open Access status/Closed access status
• Total expenditure on publications per cost type

  Analysis results are not sorted via “grouping”.

If you select NO GROUPING, an unsorted and ungrouped list of results will be displayed.

 2.1 Searching analysis results

Regardless of the grouping, all analysis results can be specifically searched for individual publications via DOIs or Dimensions IDs. Multiple DOIs or IDs can be entered in the search field separated by spaces.

 2.2 Charts

In addition to displaying the results in tables only, the OA monitor offers a variety of different charts to aid in visualizing the analyses. All analysis results can be output as bar charts, line charts, or pie charts, regardless of their grouping.

 3. Downloading and sharing analysis results  

Grouped and ungrouped analysis results can be downloaded as CSV files. The number of titles to be downloaded can be increased as desired up to a limit of 10’000 entries via the download assistant, which opens automatically after clicking on the download icon.

Furthermore, it is possible to share the selected filter settings and analysis results via a link. After clicking on the corresponding icon, a link is displayed which can be copied via the copy symbol and then forwarded, for example by email. All charts can be downloaded as PNG files. By moving the cursor over a chart, various function icons Open on the right-hand side of the screen. The camera icon allows you to download the selected chart as an image.