Quality control on a high level is the key | Internet Policy Review

peter.suber's bookmarks 2018-11-13

Summary:

"Open access today means making sure that services of high quality publication are well priced and paid for, and still remain realistic when compared to actual budgets of research institutions. In 2018, the main question regarding open access is: how and by whom is it being paid for?....

When we discuss the financial aspect of open access, we usually talk a lot about article processing charges (APCs). But three quarters of all open access journals operate without APCs....

It seems that Internet Policy Review is dependent on the goodwill of research institutions. There is no steady flow of income outside the publishing institutions. One could argue, there is insecurity vis-à-vis the future. But I see an advantage over other journals of the same make: the backbone of the journal is ensured by a paid position, that of the Managing editor. This lends the journal some level of stability...."

 

Link:

https://policyreview.info/articles/news/quality-control-high-level-key-qa-christina-riesenweber/1348

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oa.new oa.quality oa.gold oa.interviews oa.no-fee oa.economics_of oa.licensing oa.case oa.case.journals oa.europe oa.hybrid oa.libre oa.journals oa.people

Date tagged:

11/13/2018, 13:09

Date published:

11/13/2018, 08:09