Biting the hand that feeds – the obfuscation of publishers | Unlocking Research

peter.suber's bookmarks 2018-10-31

Summary:

"Let’s not pull any punches here. We are unimpressed. Late last week HEFCE published a blog: Are UK universities on track to meet open access requirements? In the blog HEFCE identified the key issues in meeting OA requirements as:

  • The complexity of the OA environment
  • Resource constraints
  • Cultural resistance to OA
  • Inadequate technical infrastructure.

Right. So the deliberate obstruction to Open Access by the academic publishing industry doesn’t factor at all?..."

Link:

https://unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=1657

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Tags:

oa.new oa.obstacles oa.publishers oa.infrastructure

Date tagged:

10/31/2018, 10:51

Date published:

10/31/2018, 06:51