Open Access and the Public Purse ~ Stephen's Web

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-07-31

Summary:

"The argument about whether open access (OA) mandates should express support for article processing fees (APC) has hit Canada, which a policy paper leaning in that direction. Julia Wright responds to the proposal: "if the goal is 'Opening Canadian Research to the World,' are per-article requirements the best route? What if that $4.1-13.9 million were kept in Canada to help our journals convert to or maintain OA with minimal or no APCs? Canadian journals as a group could be truly OA, affordable and high-quality—a haven for researchers dealing with per-article OA requirements on their grants." Agreed. More from Michael Geist. Via Academica ..."

Link:

http://www.downes.ca/post/62568

From feeds:

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

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.canada oa.funders oa.government oa.gold oa.fees oa.publishers oa.business_models oa.cihr oa.nserc oa.sshrc oa.journals

Date tagged:

07/31/2014, 08:26

Date published:

07/31/2014, 04:26