Open Access Publications with Article Processing Charge (APC) Payment: a Brazilian Scenario Analysis

A scoping review about LGBTQIAP+ people in oral health research

Oral health personnel must acknowledge the health needs of sexual and gender minorities. They should consult scientific literature to deepen their knowledge about sexuality, gender identity, general and oral health status, and treatment disparities among LGBTQIA+ people. The aim of this scoping review was to portray the development and current stage of internationally indexed literature approaching the oral health of this population. In this study, the search strategy used consisted of combinations of subject descriptors (MeSH terms), in two concept blocks: LGBTQIAP+ people and oral health. Global literature was searched through Medline (PUBMED), Web of Science, Embase, Lilacs, and Scopus electronic databases, with no language or date restrictions. Records were selected and evaluated by two independent reviewers, under the supervision of three senior reviewers and the inclusion criteria resulted in 189 eligible papers. Since the first study was published in 1974, numbers increased over the decades, reaching 67 (35.4%) in 2010-2019. The most frequently studied populations were North American (42.9%) and European (19.0%) and the most frequent language of publication was English (99.0%). There were 38 open access papers (20.1%). Medical (57.7%) and dental journals (20.1%) predominated. Cross-sectional studies were found more frequently (65.1%), followed by the cohort type (11.1%). Oral manifestation of STI (58.7%) was the topic most frequently addressed. The search for literature approaching the oral health of LGBTQIAP+ people showed evidence of the need to encourage research reported in papers made easily available, with more robust scientific evidence, and on a broader scope of topics, including oral health needs and treatment, and planning of oral health services.

Diretrizes para celebrar acordos Read and Publish no Brasil a partir da análise dos acordos transformativos da Alemanha e Colômbia

Resumo A democratização no acesso à ciência almejada com o Acesso Aberto vem acompanhada do pagamento de Article Processing Charges. Em um contexto de escassez de recursos financeiros, “pagar para publicar” se torna um desafio para países em desenvolvimento como o Brasil. Dada a inexistência de uma política sobre financiamento dessa despesa para as agências de fomento brasileiras e a proliferação de acordos transformativos ao redor do mundo, este artigo apresenta diretrizes para implantar acordos Read and Publish na Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, a partir da análise dos acordos firmados na Alemanha e Colômbia. Entre as diretrizes propostas, sugere-se que os acordos alcancem periódicos de Acesso Aberto e híbridos, considerem o histórico de publicações dos programas de pós-graduação para distribuição de recursos com vistas a financiar Article Processing Charges e funcionem como uma política de qualificação que auxilie os pesquisadores brasileiros a publicar em revistas de alto impacto.