ACM, SIGCHI, and the Economics of Open Access Publishing | ACM SIGCHI

"TLDR;

• Publishing has material costs, and understanding the economics of non-profit publishing is important for meaningful discussions about open access
• Scholarly societies are non-profit organisations that sustain important community activities by reinvesting revenue from various sources, including publishing
• If we want universal gold open access, we need to explore other economic models or reduce community activities...."