NANOPUBLICATIONS & LIBRARY PUBLISHING

PERSPECTIVES ON A NEW EDITORIAL FORMAT

Authors

  • José Gustavo Moura Corrêa Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml
  • Lucas dos Santos Souza da Silva Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT) , Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml
  • Luana Farias Sales Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml
  • Dayanne da Silva Prudencio Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml , Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml

Keywords:

library publishing, nanopublication, scholarly communication, open science

Abstract

The Library Publishing movement encompasses editorial practices and services developed by libraries to support scholarly communication in alignment with Open Science principles. In this context, innovative digital publishing formats have been explored to enhance the dissemination and reuse of scientific knowledge. Objective: To investigate how nanopublications can contribute to the strengthening and expansion of Library Publishing initiatives. Methodology: An exploratory and descriptive study was conducted based on a narrative literature review of Library Publishing, nanopublications, and Open Science, focusing on their characteristics and potential integration. Results: Nanopublications show significant potential for incorporation into library publishing services because they represent scientific assertions through interoperable semantic structures that are machine-readable. Their adoption can enhance the discovery and reuse of scientific content, overcome limitations associated with PDF-based publications, promote editorial transparency through the semantic representation of peer reviews and comments, and support the publication and reuse of research data. Challenges related to technological infrastructure, professional training, and academic recognition were also identified. Conclusions: Nanopublications constitute a promising alternative for expanding Library Publishing services and fostering a more open, interoperable, transparent, and reusable scholarly communication ecosystem.

Author Biographies

  • José Gustavo Moura Corrêa, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

    Ph.D. student and Master’s degree from the Graduate Program in Information Science at the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He holds a specialization in Legal Document Management from Unyleya Faculty and a Bachelor’s degree in Library Science from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). He is a librarian at the Center for Legal Studies of the Rio de Janeiro State Attorney General’s Office (PGE-RJ) and president of the Rio de Janeiro Group of Professionals in Legal Information and Documentation (GIDJ/RJ). He is a member of the OTIMO (Trends Observatory: Interoperability and Metadata for Knowledge Organization) research group at UNIRIO and the BRIET (Library Science, Representation, Interoperability, E-science, and Technology) research group at IBICT. Her areas of interest include the following topics: Legal Library Science, Legal Information, Copyright, Public Access to Information, Open Science, Metadata, Nanopublications, and Research Data Management.

  • Lucas dos Santos Souza da Silva, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT), Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

    Librarian. Adjunct Professor in the Department of Library Science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Ph.D. student in Information Science in the Graduate Program in Information Science (PPGCI) at the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT), with a CAPES grade of 7, as a CAPES ProEx scholarship recipient. Masters degree in Information Science from the Graduate Program in Information Science (PPGCI) at the Brazilian Institute of Information Science and Technology (IBICT) in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CAPES grade 6, having been a CAPES ProEx scholarship recipient. Bachelors degree in Library Science from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). Member of the TRAMA research groupTrends, Networks, Learning, and Management in Multiple Environments. Member of the BRIET research groupLibrary Science, Representation, Interoperability, E-science, and Technology. Her research interests center on investigating Library Publishing and exploring new possibilities in the areas of Scientific Communication and Dissemination, e-Science, Open Science, Open Education, Bibliodiversity, Digital Libraries and Repositories, and Artificial Intelligence. Email: lucassilva@discente.ibict.br.

  • Luana Farias Sales, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

    Science and Technology Analyst at the Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (IBICT); Teaching Professor in the Graduate Program in Information Science at IBICT; Pq1D Productivity Fellow; Rio de Janeiro State Scientist for Faperj; General Coordinator of the GO FAIR Brasil office.

  • Dayanne da Silva Prudencio, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

    Assistant Researcher at the Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (IBICT); Faculty Member at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).

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Published

2026-11-13

Conference Proceedings Volume

2026: XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO

Section

GT 7 – Produção e Comunicação da Informação em Ciência, Tecnologia & Inovação

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