My group is working on several scientific instrument designs. In keeping with the open source ethos we would like to share them - but would prefer to put it the literature rather than using our website or one of the OSH repositories -none of which are quite appropriate. I have looked at PLOS One that has published some open source software tools (but not hardware yet) and at the Review of Scientific Instruments (that only does hard core new stuff - irrespective of price). They often publish tools with OS software as well. For our most innovative work they both would work - but I am also looking for locations to develop basic tool sets and add that to the literature so that we can all reduce our experimental research costs...the basic stuff we all need but currently pay enormous sums for - e.g. environmental chambers. Any good appropriate journals?
I think that the "Open Hardware Journal" could be
http://www.openhardware.org/journal/
Regards,
Nicolás
The link given by Nicolas Guarin-Zapata is not working anymore.
https://archive.org/details/OpenHardwareJournal
But now there is the Journal of Open Hardware ;-)
http://openhardware.metajnl.com/
"The international peer-reviewed Journal of Open Hardware publishes papers and reviews on technical, legal, economic, and sociocultural aspects of open hardware design, fabrication, and distribution. Its primary goal is to promote research and development of professional, academic, and community-based open hardware projects"
To answer my own question -- there is now HardwareX https://www.journals.elsevier.com/hardwarex/
HardwareX is an open access journal established to promote free and open source designing, building and customizing of scientific infrastructure (hardware). HardwareX aims to recognize researchers for the time and effort in developing scientific infrastructure while providing end-users with sufficient information to replicate and validate the advances presented. HardwareX is open to input from all scientific, technological and medical disciplines. Scientific infrastructure will be interpreted in the broadest sense. Including hardware modifications to existing infrastructure, sensors and tools that perform measurements and other functions outside of the traditional lab setting (such as wearables, air/water quality sensors, and low cost alternatives to existing tools), and the creation wholly new tools for either standard or novel laboratory tasks. Authors are encouraged to submit hardware developments that address all aspects of science, not only the final measurement, for example, enhancements in sample preparation and handling, user safety, and quality control. The use of distributed digital manufacturing strategies (e.g. 3-D printing) are encouraged. All designs must be submitted under an open hardware license.
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