The setback danger of offsetting – Stockholm University Press Blog

peter.suber's bookmarks 2017-05-12

Summary:

"A large number of offsetting deals, without compensating measures, will ensure that authors become ensnared even more than today by traditional journals and publishers. We know that this means more costly OA – as the lowest APCs are with the new, all-OA publishers. This ”black hole” gravitational effect towards traditional publishers could also mean the end of the all-OA publishers, and – over time – the re-enforcing of an increasingly oligopolistic market, with fewer and fewer sellers and ever decreasing price competition.

Suggestions for compensatory measures

To combat this unwanted side effect of a development we are working for, we need to think through compensatory measures. I do not have all the answers, but I could think of some things we could do – others may come up with more ideas (I hope): ...[lists of 7 ideas]...."

Link:

https://blog.stockholmuniversitypress.se/2017/05/12/the-setback-danger-of-offsetting/

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oa.new oa.offsets oa.business_models oa.fees oa.conversions oa.recommendations oa.debates oa.hybrid

Date tagged:

05/12/2017, 11:49

Date published:

05/12/2017, 07:49