ACM, SIGCHI, and the Economics of Open Access Publishing | ACM SIGCHI
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Summary:
"TLDR;
- Publishing has material costs, and understanding the economics of non-profit publishing is important for meaningful discussions about open access
- Scholarly societies are non-profit organisations that sustain important community activities by reinvesting revenue from various sources, including publishing
- If we want universal gold open access, we need to explore other economic models or reduce community activities...."
Link:
https://sigchi.org/2020/01/sigchi-open-access/From feeds:
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