Open Access Is a Research Community Matter, Not a Publishing Community Matter
Open Access Is a Research Community Matter, Not a Publishing Community Matter
It is ironic that some publishers are calling Green OA self-archiving “parasitic” when not only are researchers giving publishers their articles for free, as well as peer-reviewing them for free, but research institutions are paying for subscriptions in full, covering all publishing costs and profits. The only natural and obvious source of the money to pay for Gold OA fees – if and when all journals convert to Gold OA -- is hence the money that institutions are currently spending on subscriptions -- if and when subscriptions eventually become unsustainable.
open access, self-archiving, self-archiving mandates
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Harnad, Stevan
442ee520-71a1-4283-8e01-106693487d8b
2011
Harnad, Stevan
442ee520-71a1-4283-8e01-106693487d8b
Harnad, Stevan
(2011)
Open Access Is a Research Community Matter, Not a Publishing Community Matter.
Lifelong Learning in Europe, XVI (2), .
Abstract
It is ironic that some publishers are calling Green OA self-archiving “parasitic” when not only are researchers giving publishers their articles for free, as well as peer-reviewing them for free, but research institutions are paying for subscriptions in full, covering all publishing costs and profits. The only natural and obvious source of the money to pay for Gold OA fees – if and when all journals convert to Gold OA -- is hence the money that institutions are currently spending on subscriptions -- if and when subscriptions eventually become unsustainable.
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Published date: 2011
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open access, self-archiving, self-archiving mandates
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