{"id":2883,"date":"2025-10-31T09:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openjournals.nl\/beyond-flat-pdfs-enriched-and-multi-layered-publishing-with-openjournals\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T10:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:04:55","slug":"beyond-flat-pdfs-enriched-and-multi-layered-publishing-with-openjournals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openjournals.nl\/en\/beyond-flat-pdfs-enriched-and-multi-layered-publishing-with-openjournals\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBeyond flat PDFs\u201d: Enriched and multi-layered publishing with Openjournals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Original interview in Dutch)<br\/>Scientific publishing is no longer limited to text documents alone. A collaboration between Openjournals and BMGN has developed a way to publish in a \u2018multilayered\u2019 and \u2018enriched\u2019 manner. This innovative approach makes it possible to present research in a more interactive and transparent way, offering new opportunities for both scientists and readers.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A multi-layered article divides information across different layers: the main thrust of the piece is in the first layer, while more in-depth technical or methodological explanations can be found in a second layer. This allows readers to zoom in and out on the content, as it were. This makes complex information more accessible and increases the applicability of research. An enriched article also contains interactive visualizations such as maps, as well as tables, graphs, videos, or audio clips.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The historical journal BMGN &#8211; Low Countries Historical Review initiated this new form of publication. Managing editor Tessa Lobbes explains that \u201cthe editorial team had long wanted to do more with online publication, beyond simple PDFs.\u201d The move to a multi-layered and enriched format stemmed from two ambitions: \u201cmore insightful visualization of results\u201d and \u201cgreater transparency about the method.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration between BMGN and Openjournals proved fruitful in realizing these ambitions. \u201cTo build this, you need people who are technically skilled, but also understand how historical research works,\u201d says Lobbes. The technical solution was found in an HTML format that was integrated into Openjournals&#8217; OJS system.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experiment not only resulted in innovative publications, but also recognition. The BMGN article <g id=\"gid_0\"><g id=\"gid_1\"><g id=\"gid_2\">(Fe)male Voices on Stage<\/g><\/g><\/g> by Marly Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Sara Budts, and Jeroen Puttevils won the prestigious Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History. According to the jury, the innovative methodology was the deciding factor, which could be presented convincingly thanks to the format used.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, Lobbes emphasizes that this innovation also presents challenges. \u201cIt takes time and manpower to build such articles. And we need to think about how we can distribute them more effectively.\u201d Despite these obstacles, the vision for the future is clear. Enriched and multi-layered publishing fits perfectly within the vision of open science\u2014sharing knowledge in a transparent and accessible way. \u201cWe hope that this will be of value not only to digital historians, but more broadly within the field of history and also to other journals at Openjournals,\u201d Lobbes concludes.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Original interview in Dutch)Scientific publishing is no longer limited to text documents alone. A collaboration between Openjournals and BMGN has developed a way to publish in a \u2018multilayered\u2019 and \u2018enriched\u2019 manner. This innovative approach makes it possible to present research in a more interactive and transparent way, offering new opportunities for both scientists and readers. 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