Publishing Grey Literature Government Reports in the European Journal Nutrition and Food Safety

Abstract

Objectives: Governmental research institutes in Europe/world are confronted with the problem that good scientific reports are produced directly for governmental sponsors and are published on an institute's website only. However, scientists like to publish their work in the scientific arena. As reports are not disseminated into the scientific world because they are not identified by normal literature attending systems, this leads to frustration with the scientists, very good scientific work being unnoticed by a wider audience, possible re-duplication of the work in other countries, a loss of resources, and hence to a slower progression of science. Methods: The Open Access Journal "European Journal Nutrition and Food Safety" (EJNFS) publishes governmental reports in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. EJNFS publishes (extended) abstracts of governmental reports (in English language only) following a regular peer review system. Area (nutrition and food safety), scientific excellence, open access and English language are the prerequisites. Results: Upon acceptance of the work, an abstract will contain the title of the work, the authors as well as a hyperlink to the original full report, so that the reports will be opened to a worldwide scientific. Many reports have already been published in this way, including on micronutrient fortification. Conclusions: By peer review and uptake of "extended abstracts with hyperlink", scientists will inherently get knowledge of the content of many good reports being produced worldwide, thereby contributing to the positioning of their institute and their personal achievements. Information: http://www.sciencedomain.org/journal-home.php?id=30