Gold OA: The Pre-Emptive Dilemma
Amsciforum 2013-03-10
Summary:
Even if current “true average revenue per article” were the verifiable basis of the Hybrid Gold OA article publishing fee, and even if double-dipping were verifiably preventable, and all excess revenue were verifiably translated into subscription reductions, how would this prevent the current “true average revenue per article” from being locked in, preventing further cost-cutting with time?