Search
Menu
Hamamatsu Corp. - Earth Innovations LB 2/24

The risks of “pay to play” in open access publishing

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
Sep. 28, 2012 — In my last post, I discussed the potential impact of a move toward open access in academic publishing — in particular, with respect to commercial publishers and their bottom line. Publishers aren’t the only ones who might be affected, though. Some researchers fear that papers’ authors could end upon the losing end of the equation. The argument goes like this: shifting the financial burdens forward in the “modified toll gate arrangement” of an open access journalcould create more of a pay-to-play environment — with papers’ authors responsible for...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media
    Published: September 2012
    Academic publishingDifferent WavelengthsFinch ReportGary BoasGary Boas BlogNature Publishing Groupopen accesspay-to-playPhill JonesReadCubesubscription journalsUniversity of Utah

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.