How to make #OpenAccess in Science more sustainable? 30 possible answers | Cristobal Cobo

"As many others probably,  I always thought that the confusion between free and libre was problematic and likely to cause a great deal of confusion (English adjective 'free' does not distinguish between 'free of charge' and 'liberty', the phrases 'free as in beer'). Although a similar confusion arises between free and gratis. In Science for instance, for many of us, there’s no doubt that Open Access Science should be free, but that has little to do with the real question: How to make Open Access in Science Economically Sustainable? As discussed in previous post (i.e. changing business models or new metrics), one of the main challenges that the Open Access movement faces is to explore (more) economically sustainable models to embrace and support openness. Shieber (2014) argues a ‘transitional process should allow for a smooth transition path from toll-access to open-access‘, which as you will see in the Table above, it goes far beyond the Green and Golden possibilities of publication.