Commentary: Open Access, Open Business, Closed Fairness! An article commentary on article processing charges and gold OA.
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Summary:
Accountability in Research, 22:245–247, 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 0898-9621 print / 1545-5815 online DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2014.989220
Commentary: Open Access, Open Business, Closed Fairness! KhaledMoustafa,Ph.D. Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Paris, France
Abstract:
"A strong trend to move from print to online publication is largely perceived in scientific and nonscientific fields. A growing number of publishers increasingly opt for online pub- lication as an option or a compulsory alternative. From readers’ perspective, this is a highly appreciated facility, but from the author’s, things are different mainly because of excessive article processing charges (APC) that make the open access system some- times as a hindrance for many authors but a lucrative enterprise for many shareholders, enticing the most traditional and conservative publishers"
Keywords:
article processing charge, free open access, golden open access, open access