Sustaining an Independent
Online Journal
J. Allen, E. Drewski, S. Gupta,
R. Molnar, and R. Rege
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eli Blevis
Human Computer Interaction/Design
Indiana University School of Informatics
Design Philosophy Papers(DPP)
• Independent, peer-reviewed scholarly
journal
• Publishes primarily online
• Relies on reader subscriptions
• Broad, interdisciplinary analysis of design
• Sustainable design
• http://www.desphilosophy.com/
Problem Space
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Expand constituencies
Generate high quality content
Increase financial viability
Enhance user experience
PREDISPOSITIONS
The advancement of scholarly research
depends on the free exchange of ideas.
Focus on sustainable design is a new
and compelling area of design.
A scholar desires to affect or contribute to
his/her field through scholarly research.
The Internet provides a highly effective
way to disseminate research. Google
Scholar allows access to freely available
research.
Online journals have a larger outreach
potential than print-only journals.
Visitors are more likely to return to a
thoughtfully devised and welldesigned website.
Readers, subscribers and authors consider
established journals more credible than
their newly established counterparts.
The design of an online journal’s website
affects the perceived credibility of a journal.
Subscription-based websites need to ensure
the security of the reader.
All websites, especially academic sites,
should strive to build accessible web
content, readable by all users.
SECONDARY RESEARCH
Subscription prices for journals have
increased significantly in the last
twenty-five years.
Libraries can afford to subscribe to
fewer journals.
Citations are higher for Open Access
articles than for papers only available via
subscription access.
The Open Access publishing movement is
gaining momentum.
Governments have begun to actively
legislate in support of Open Access.
Even large for-profit publishing houses
have implemented aspects of Open
Access publishing.
“Reputation is one of the primary
contributors to perceived quality” (Moorthy)
Confusing website navigation features
lead to user disorientation (Chen & Yen).
Successful websites employ
interactivity as a strategy.
Good web design and accessible
design are complimentary.
Website designers should concentrate
on building sites that provide users
with a personalized experience.
Websites should make it easy for
users to acquire knowledge.
Good user experience correlates
closely with repeat website visitors.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Heuristic Evaluation
Findings
• Lack of clearly visible login section
• Absence of a common useful set of
navigation links
• No Help/FAQ section
• Short of Accessibility standards
Findings
• Outdated content
• Excludes professional references
for authors
• Lacks form validation
• Single-spaced text is difficult to
read
Interview with Peter Suber
Renown Open Access Movement Researcher
Interview Highlights
• CA model: death knell for independent
journals
• Growing popularity of OA
• Humanities : poorly funded
• Institutional subsidy model
• Immense pressure to fill subscriptions in
CA
• Misconceptions of OA
• Publishing fee for OA
INSIGHTS
The subscription model creates a barrier
to the progress of academic research.
The open access model is advantageous
and desirable to an author because it leads to
more citations and therefore greater research
impact.
The intellectual community benefits
from a publishing model that allows for
effective dissemination of research.
The DPP staff needs to take steps to
increase the credibility of the DPP journal.
DPP positions itself well with regard to
research in sustainable design, and
the journal ought to use this niche to
build a central part of their outreach
plan.
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Electronic journals offer opportunities to
contextualize knowledge, personalize
reading experience, scaffold learning,
build social relationships and
communities.
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W3C standards-compliant web design aids
in building accessible websites.
Building an accessible website leads to an
increased pool of potential users.
On the web, having repeat website visitors
ties closely to experience.
Multiple different web agents are able to
view a standards-compliant website.
CONCEPTS
Initial Concepts
Final Concept
Hybrid Model
Website Wireframe
STRATEGIC PLAN
http://mypage.iu.edu/~rmolnar/INFO-561/INFO_I561_Strategic_Plan.xls
POSTER
Thank you!
Questions?
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