A Commission works as an interdisciplinary and interinstitutional space established by AmeliCA’s Board of Directors and whose goal is to develop actions to execute its principles and values.
Commissions are led by coordinators and may be composed of as many participant members as their structure and operations may require. The Board of Directors especially oversees that members of Commissions express the cultural, linguistic and gender diversity of AmeliCA’s member institutions provided they have proven academic excellence on the subject.
Coordinators must be from an institution that’s formally joined AmeliCA membership. Coordinators manage the activities of their own Commission; they provide the work plan and the annual management report with the help of participant members. Commissions provide the Board of Directors their work plan and management report in March each year. They may be structured as each think best to achieve their goals and carry out their operations. Decision-making is by consensus, endorsed by the Board of Directors through whom disagreements are solved.
Convinced that they will take forward the main themes that structure the management of knowledge results, in AmeliCA’s early stages the Board of Directors created 9 Commissions: Ameli Blog, Open Science, Contents, Community OJS: Users and Developers, Research, Responsible Metrics, XML JATS Editing Model, Editorial Professionalization and Intellectual Property.
Ameli Blog ▾
About
The Commission in charge of Ameli Blog is composed of scholars and those interested in the scholarly publishing processes of the region, as well as of the valuable contributors who from their different viewpoints and experiences address the problems related to science communication.
Members
Coordinators:
Claudio Amescua García
UNAM, México
Amescua is a biologist (UNAM), he holds an MSc in Ecology (UAEM, México). As of 2003 to date he’s the Head of the Editorial Department of the “Center for Atmospheric Sciences of UNAM” (Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera de la UNAM) and he’s Executive Director of the journal Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental. Amescua is a member of the “Network of Directors and Editors of Scholarly and Peer-reviewed Journals of UNAM” (Red de Directores y Editores de Revistas Académicas y Arbitradas de la UNAM). He’s lectured on scholarly publishing and taught on the same subject in different higher education and research institutions in Mexico and Latin America.
Omar Gallardo
BUAP, Mexico
Executive Director of the journal IUS (Mexico).
Permanent contributors:
Arianna Becerril García
REDALYC-UAEM, Mexico
She’s a research-professor at the School of Political and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (Mexico). She specializes in semantic web, knowledge repositories and artificial intelligence. She’s the Executive Director of the Scientific Information System Redalyc, and President of AmeliCA. Becerril is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and co-founder of the “Mexican Network of Institutional Repositories” (Red Mexicana de Repositorios Institucionales) (REMERI). Her primary aim of research and advisory is the search of science communication in digital, sustainable and intelligent contexts.
Alejandro Uribe Tirado
UdeA, Colombia
Uribe is a social communicator-journalist. His advanced studies and MA concern Electronic Business, Information Services Management and Computer uses in Education. He holds a PhD in Library Science and Scientific Documentation from the University of Granada, Spain. As of 2002 he’s lectured at the “Inter-American School of Library Science” (Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología), University of Antioquia, where, currently, he’s the coordinator of the research group “Information, Knowledge and Society” (Información, Conocimiento y Sociedad) from the “Research Center in Information Science” (Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencia de la Información).
Dominique Babini
CLACSO, Argentina
Babini is a committed advocate of the Open Access movement, mainly in the Global South. She’s coordinator of projects and research, and promotes scholarly communications in Open Access at CLACSO. She’s a member of the Committee of Experts of the “National System of Digital Repositories-MINCYT” (Sistema Nacional de Repositorios Digitales-MINCYT), Argentina. She’s also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Open Access Publishing Cooperative Study project of the Public Knowledge Project. She’s also a contributor of UNESCO’s Global Open Access Portal.
Eduardo Aguado López
Redalyc-UAEM, Mexico
Aguado is a sociologist, professor-researcher at the School of Political and Social Sciences, UAEM, Mexico. His research interests are Open Access, social appropriation and visibility of science, quality education, bibliometrics, and sociology of scientific knowledge. He’s the General Director and founder of Redalyc, a project that fosters free Access to Latin American scholarly knowledge, especially with regards to Social Sciences and Humanities. He’s registered at the “National System of Researchers of Mexico” (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores [SNI] de México).
Fernanda Beigel
UNCuyo, Argentina
Beigel is a critical specialist of Latin American science communication. She’s an independent researcher at the “National Scientific and Technical Research Council” (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) (CONICET), based in the “Institute of Human, Social and Environmental Sciences” (Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales) (Incihusa) – “Technological Scientific Center” (Centro Científico Tecnológico) (CCT) (Mendoza, Argentina). She lectures on Latin American sociology at the School of Political and Social Sciences, National University of Cuyo.
Fernando Ariel López
CITRA (CONICET – UMET), Argentina
Ariel is in the research communication and support division at the “Innovation of Workers Center” (Centro de Innovación de los Trabajadores) (CITRA – CONICET/UMET, Argentina). He’s the director of the Central Library at the “Metropolitan University for Education and Work” (Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo) (UMET). He’s is the co-founder and director of the online community Aprender 3C. He takes part in research projects at IIGG-UBA, CITRA, UMET and CAICYT-CONICET. He’s also part of the Committee of Experts of the “National System of Digital Repositories” (Sistema Nacional de Repositorios Digitales) (MINCYT, Argentina), of the Electronic Library of MINCYT and RECIARIA (network of information networks).
He holds a BA in Library Science and Information Science with an emphasis on Information Technology from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He’s a Master’s student in Libraries and Services of Digital Information at Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Gabriel Vélez Quartos
UdeA, Colombia
Veléz is a researcher at the “Social Networks and Stakeholders Group” (Grupo Redes y Actores Sociales) in the field of social studies on knowledge science and society, affiliated to the “National Program of Social, Human and Educational Sciences” (Programa Nacional de Ciencias Sociales, Humanidades y Educación) of the “National System of Science, Technology and Innovation” (Sistema Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación) at Colciencias. He’s the academic coordinator of REDICONOS. Veléz is the adviser of the “National Program of CTI in Social, Human and Educational Sciences” (Programa Nacional de CTI en Ciencias Sociales, Humanidades y Educación) at Colciencias. And he’s also adjunct researcher at SNCTI. He holds a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from “Ibero-American University” (Univesidad Iberoamericana).
Remedios Melero
CSIC, Spain
Melero holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Valencia. She’s a tenured scientist at the “Agrochemical and Food Technology Institute” (Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). She’s is also editor of the journal Food Science and Technology International. Former vice president of the European Association of Science Editors (2012). She’s is professor in the Master program Digital Documentation at Pompeu Fabra University and she’s member of Redalyc’s and Scielo España’s scientific committee. She’s part of the team “Open Access to Science for the study of journals, repositories and open access institutional policies.” She’s participated in the European project NECOBELAC for the dissemination and creation of networks regarding scholarly publishing and open access to science between Latin America and Europe.
Saray Córdoba González
LATINDEZ, Costa Rica
Córdoba specializes in library science, information science and scientific communication. She’s played a fundamental role in strengthening Costa Rica’s library system and in consolidating various regional Open Access systems. At present, she coordinates LATINDEX project of the Research
Vice presidency at the university where she works.
Vice presidency at the university where she works.
How can I participate?
If you wish to be a guest author in Ameli Blog, email us your resume, let us know about your main academic contributions and/or practices in Open Access, science assessment, etc., at ameli.conocimientoabierto@gmail.com. New entries in Ameli Blog are subject to the evaluation of coordinators.
Open Science ▾
About
The Openness movement encompasses various spheres of social life and in this Commission, we work to reinforce AmeliCA’s actions so that research outcome may be available to all society. We encourage researchers and editors to make research data available. We promote different tools that allow to reuse, redistribute and reproduce research. We also foster a multidisciplinary dialogue to integrate the various stakeholders of the research process.
Members
Coordinator:
Fernando Ariel López
CITRA (CONICET – UMET), Argentina
Ariel is in the Communication and Support Division at the “Innovation of Workers Center” (Centro de Innovación de los Trabajadores) (CITRA – CONICET/UMET, Argentina). He’s the director of the Central Library at the “Metropolitan University for Education and Work” (Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo) (UMET). He’s is the co-founder and director of the online community Aprender 3C. He takes part in research projects at IIGG-UBA, CITRA, UMET and CAICYT-CONICET. He’s also part of the Committee of Experts of the “National System of Digital Repositories” (Sistema Nacional de Repositorios Digitales) (MINCYT, Argentina), electronic library of MINCYT and RECIARIA (network of information networks).
He holds a BA in Library Science and Information Science with an emphasis on Information Technology from University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He’s a Master’s student in Libraries and Services of Digital Information at Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Contributors:
Martín Tena Espinoza de los Monteros
UdeG, Mexico
Master studies in library science and information science (ITESM; Mexico). Postgraduate of the program “Training in Knowledge Society” (Doctorado en Formación en la Sociedad del Conocimiento) from the University of Salamanca, Spain. He’s an intern at the “Unit of Improvement and Academic Training” (Unidad de Mejoramiento y Formación Académica), University of Guadalajara, Mexico. He’s professor and is in charge of the “Services to public sector” (Área de Servicios al Público) at the “Coordination of Libraries for the Network of Libraries of the University of Guadalajara” (Coordinación de Bibliotecas para la Red de Bibliotecas de la Universidad de Guadalajara), Mexico.
OJS Community: Users and Developers ▾
About
In OJS Community: Users and Developers, interested stakeholders in building sustainable, collaborative environments and technologies for public use work together to make the free circulation of scientific knowledge and culture possible. It is from this Commission that AmeliCA intends to facilitate the process by which Global South journals may make the most of the advantages and benefits that OJS offers. Consolidating thus not only its use in the region but ensuring its growth according to the particular needs of South journals.
Contents ▾
About
In this Commission, AmeliCA fosters the greatest visibility to contents generated in the Global South, mainly, those of Social Sciences and Humanities. Contents’ goal is to articulate and make visible the collections and contents of Global South books and journals. Diversity and social appropriation of science stand as its principles.
Members
Coordinators:
Eduardo Aguado López
Redalyc-UAEM, Mexico
Aguado is a sociologist, professor-researcher at the School of Political and Social Sciences, UAEM, Mexico. His research interests are Open Access, social appropriation and visibility of science, quality education, bibliometrics, and sociology of scientific knowledge. He’s the General Director and founder of Redalyc, a project that fosters free Access to Latin American scholarly knowledge, especially with regards to Social Sciences and Humanities. He’s registered at the “National System of Researchers of Mexico” (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores [SNI] de México).
Carolina De Volder
UBA, Argentina
De Volder is coordinator of the “Documentation and Information Center” (Centro de Documentación e Información) at the “Research Institute Gino Germani” (Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani), School of Social Sciences, UBA. She lectures on search of information at the “School of Teacher Training” (Escuela de Capacitación Docente) (CePA), GCBA. She’s editor of the repository E-LIS for Argentina. Also, she’s editor of the journal Biblios. De Volder is a member of the Committee of Experts in Digital Repositories (SNRD), Ministry of Science and Technology. She holds a BA in Library Science and Documentation from the School of Humanities, “National University of Mar of Plata” [Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata], Argentina.
Research ▾
About
After a season of having the Impact Factor and the h-index as the only instruments to measure scientific activity, ensuing critiques of their use and results have been overwhelming. At the same time, however, new databases and systems made the study of great amounts of information that can measure a greater quantity of variables that express scientific activity possible. In this Commission, through AmeliCA’s and Redalyc’s databases, we offer researchers, editors and general public information about the different characteristics of scientific production just as Redalyc does with coauthorship and Internationalization and Editorial Effort indices to which we add more that help us consider why we measure, explore interdisciplinarity, enhance our databases and understand the dynamics of community formation.
Members
Coordinator:
Fernanda Beigel
UNCUYO, Argentina
Beigel is a critical specialist on Latin American science communication. She’s is an independent researcher at the “National Scientific and Technical Research Council” (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) (CONICET), headquartered at the “Institute of Human, Social and Environmental Sciences” (Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales) (Incihusa)-“Technological Scientific Center” (Centro Científico Tecnológico) (CCT), Mendoza, Argentina. She lectures on Latin American sociology at the School of Political and Social Sciences, National University of Cuyo.
Responsible Metrics ▾
About
After a season when the Impact Factor and the h-index were the only instruments to measure scientific activity, the critiques of their use and results have been overwhelming. At the same time, however, new databases and systems made the study of great amounts of information that can measure a greater quantity of variables that express scientific activity possible. In this Commission, through AmeliCA’s and Redalyc’s databases, we offer researchers, editors and general public information about the different characteristics of scientific production just as Redalyc does with coauthorship and Internationalization and Editorial Effort indices to which we add more that help us consider why we measure, explore interdisciplinarity, enhance our databases and understand the dynamics of community formation.
Members
Collaborators:
Alejandro Uribe Tirado
UdeA, Colombia
Uribe is a social communicator-journalist. His advanced studies and MA concern Electronic Business, Information Services Management and Computer uses in Education. He holds a PhD in Library Science and Scientific Documentation from the University of Granada, Spain. As of 2002 he’s lectured at the “Inter-American School of Library Science” (Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología), University of Antioquia, where, currently, he’s the coordinator of the research group “Information, Knowledge and Society” (Información, Conocimiento y Sociedad) from the “Research Center in Information Science” (Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencia de la Información)
Diego Restrepo Quintero
UdeA, Colombia
Professor at the “Physics Institute” (Instituto de Física), University of Antioquia. Restrepo is senior researcher at the “National System of Science, Technology and Innovation” (Sistema Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación). He’s given lectures at multiple universities and research centers in Europe and Latin America. He holds a PhD, MSc and BA in Physics. He’s Director of the “Phenomenology of Fundamental Interactions Group” (Grupo de Fenomenología de las Interacciones Fundamentales). His interests are the field of High Energy Physics, dark matter and scientific production studies.
César Orlando Pallares Delgado
UdeA, Colombia
Pallares is an economist (University of Antioquia), he holds a Master’s degree in Social Studies of Science and Technology from the University of Salamanca. His career includes more than five years experience in the design of public policy of science and technology, analysis of scientometric indicators, and science and technology studies. Currently, he’s in charge of producing official statistics on research at the University of Antioquia.
Jaider Ochoa Gutiérrez
UdeA, Colombia
He’s a professor at the “Inter-American School of Library Science” (Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología). He’s researcher at the “Information, Knowledge and Society Group” (Grupo Información, Conocimiento y Sociedad). He’s a member of the Scientific Committee of BIREME/PAHO. His research interests are related to science, technology and society studies, knowledge management and strategic intelligence. He specializes in building information systems and KDD. Ochoa is a librarian at the University of Antioquia, he has master’s studies in science, technology and innovation management.
Huber Fernando Gómez Molina
UdeA, Colombia
Librarian at the University of Antioquia with an emphasis on technology management. For over 8 years he’s worked in subjects related to technology forecasting, contributing to the building of VIGILA at the “Pontificial Boliverian University” (Universidad Pontificia Boliveriana) of Strategic Vigillance of the EPM Foundation (Vigilancia Estrategia de la Fundación EPM). Currently, he’s the Head of service to public of the Library System at the University of Antioquia. As researcher, early this year he joined actively the research center of measurement and impact of science for the University of Antioquia
XML JATS Editing Model ▾
About
This Commission is intended to offer the best digital publishing technology for current journals and thus overcome the vicious circle telling that since journals don’t have the latest technology, they can’t be indexed, and since they’re not indexed, they can’t have the latest technology. AmeliCA and its added reading values consolidate and give visibility to the scientific production from Latin America and the Caribbean and the Global South. To all non-APC and open access journals we offer the digital publishing technology of the future: AmeliCA, integration to the global conversation of non-subordinate science.
Members
Coordinators:
Fernando Rodríguez Contreras
Redalyc-UAEM, Mexico
He specializes in editorial management processes and digital publishing technologies. Currently, he coordinates the XML-JATS project to tag journals indexed in Redalyc.
Eliana Guzmán Useche
ULA, Venezuela
She’s part of Redalyc’s research team and takes part in a project that seeks journals indexed in Redalyc to adopt the XML-JATS language. She specializes in editorial management processes, Open Access and digital environments of scientific communication. She’s a PhD candidate in Mexico in education and Latin American science communication.
Editorial Professionalization ▾
About
This Commission gives advice on the interdisciplinary constitution of editorial teams, the definition of workflows, the indexing and admission processes of scholarly journals, the discussion and dissemination of editorial criteria involved in the evaluation processes of databases among other themes.
Intellectual Property ▾
About
Management of copyright and editors’ rights is among the most pivotal themes in communicating scientific research outcome. In this Commission we advise, study and debate on several themes such as intellectual property laws, copyright, and reuse of published works, the different licenses offered by Creative Commons, the importance of the Declaration of Mexico, the institutional policies that affect Open Access, repositories, self-archive and web proposals so that authors may find the best journals to publish open access.
Members
Coordinator:
Remedios Melero
CSIC, Spain
Melero holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Valencia. She’s a tenured scientist at the “Agrochemical and Food Technology Institute” (Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). She’s is also editor of the journal Food Science and Technology International. Former vice president of the European Association of Science Editors (2012). She’s is professor in the Master program Digital Documentation at Pompeu Fabra University and she’s member of Redalyc’s and Scielo España’s scientific committee. She’s part of the team “Open Access to Science for the study of journals, repositories and open access institutional policies.” She’s participated in the European project NECOBELAC for the dissemination and creation of networks regarding scholarly publishing and open access to science between Latin America and Europe.