Should open access lead to closed research? The trends towards paying to perform research

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-05-13

Summary:

Abstract:  Open  Access  (OA)  emerged  as  an  important  transition  in  scholarly  publishing  worldwide during the past two decades. So far, this transition is increasingly based on article processing charges (APC), which create a new paywall on the researchers’ side. Publishing is part of the research  process  and  thereby  necessary  to  perform  research.  This  study  analyses  the  global trends towards paying to perform research by combing observed trends in publishing from 2015 to 2020 with an APC price list. APC expenses have sharply increased among six countries with different  OA  policies:  the  USA,  China,  the  UK,  France,  the  Netherlands,  and  Norway.  The estimated global revenues from APC among major publishers now exceed 2 billion US dollars annually. Mergers and takeovers show that the industry is moving towards APC-based OA as the more profitable business  model.  Research publishing will be closed  to  those who cannot make an institution or project money payment. Our results lead to a discussion of whether APC is the best way to promote OA.

Link:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360369220_Should_open_access_lead_to_closed_research_The_trends_towards_paying_to_perform_research

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Tags:

oa.new oa.fees oa.publishing oa.trends oa.usa oa.china oa.uk oa.france oa.netherlands oa.norway oa.asia

Date tagged:

05/13/2022, 15:32

Date published:

05/13/2022, 11:32