The Open Access Revolution | Exchanges

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-06-12

Summary:

"Between 2009-2012, the number of peer-reviewed academic journals increased by about 10%. Authors now have a choice of over 28,000 journals worldwide1 in which to publish the outcomes of their research.  The rising volume of research literature has been a theme of scholarly publishing for many decades, but Open Access (OA) – the most talked-about (and controversial) development in research publishing in recent years – has led to an unprecedented explosion in author choice.  Calling for the free availability of research articles via the Internet, OA is an opportunity for authors to amplify the impact of their work. In this increasingly article-based economy the power of transaction is with the author, but these new publishing models – coupled with increased pressure from funders to track the outcomes of the research they fund – mean that authors are now navigating an increasingly complex publishing environment. At Wiley we have been working closely with our authors and exploring new services and products to meet their changing needs. We understand that authors want to publish their work quickly, they want their research to be known, and they need support around complying with the ever-increasing array of (sometimes conflicting) publishing mandates. Our goal is to develop the best possible publishing experience for authors, which will in turn help funders achieve their goals ..."

Link:

http://exchanges.wiley.com/blog/2014/06/11/the-open-access-revolution/

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.wiley oa.publishers oa.business_models oa.gold oa.hybrid oa.fees oa.journals

Date tagged:

06/12/2014, 10:00

Date published:

06/12/2014, 06:00