1. 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

2. 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/

3. Problem Space • Expand constituencies • Generate high quality content • Increase financial viability • Enhance user experience

4. PREDISPOSITIONS

5. The advancement of scholarly research depends on the free exchange of ideas.

6. Focus on sustainable design is a new and compelling area of design.

7. A scholar desires to affect or contribute to his/her field through scholarly research.

8. The Internet provides a highly effective way to disseminate research. Google Scholar allows access to freely available research.

9. Online journals have a larger outreach potential than print-only journals.

10. Visitors are more likely to return to a thoughtfully devised and well-designed website.

11. Readers, subscribers and authors consider established journalsmore credible than their newly established counterparts.

12. The design of an online journal’s website affects the perceived credibility of a journal.

13. Subscription-based websites need to ensure the security of the reader.

14. All websites, especially academic sites, should strive to build accessible web content, readable by all users.

15. SECONDARY RESEARCH

16. Subscription prices for journals have increased significantly in the last twenty-five years.

17. Libraries can afford to subscribe to fewer journals.

18. Citations are higher for Open Access articles than for papers only available via subscription access.

19. The Open Access publishing movement is gaining momentum.

20. Governments have begun to actively legislate in support of OpenAccess.

21. Even large for-profit publishing houses have implemented aspects of Open Access publishing.

22. “Reputation is one of the primary contributors to perceived quality” (Moorthy)

23. Confusing website navigation features lead to user disorientation (Chen & Yen).

24. Successful websites employ interactivity as a strategy.

25. Good web design and accessible design are complimentary.

26. Website designers should concentrate on building sites that provide users with a personalizedexperience.

27. Websites should make it easy for users to acquireknowledge.

28. Good user experience correlates closely with repeat website visitors.

29. PRIMARY RESEARCH

30. Heuristic Evaluation

32. Findings • Lack of clearly visible loginsection • Absence of a common useful set of navigation links • NoHelp/FAQ section • Short of Accessibility standards

33. Findings • Outdated content • Excludes professional references for authors • Lacks form validation • Single-spaced textis difficult to read

34. Interview with Peter Suber Renown Open Access Movement Researcher

35. 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

36. INSIGHTS

37. The subscription modelcreates a barrier to theprogress of academic research.

38. The open access modelis advantageous and desirable to an author because it leads to more citations and therefore greater research impact.

39. The intellectual community benefits from a publishing model that allows for effective dissemination of research.

40. The DPP staff needs to take steps to increase the credibility of the DPP journal.

41. 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. .

42. Electronic journals offer opportunities to contextualize knowledge, personalize reading experience, scaffold learning, build social relationships and communities. .

43. W3C standards-compliant web design aids in building accessible websites.

44. Building an accessible website leads to an increased pool of potential users.

45. On the web, having repeat website visitors ties closely to experience.

46. Multiple different web agents are able to view a standards-compliant website.

47. CONCEPTS

48. Initial Concepts