Evolution of the scholarly mega-journal, 2006–2017
Author : Bo-Christer Björk Mega-journals are a new kind of scholarly journal made possible by electronic publishing. They are open access (OA) and funded by ch...
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Growth of hybrid open access, 2009–2016
Author : Bo-Christer Björk Hybrid Open Access is an intermediate form of OA, where authors pay scholarly publishers to make articles freely accessible within jo...
Research Output Availability on Academic Social Networks : Implications for Stakeholders in Academic Publishing
Authors : Mikael Laakso, Juho Lindman, Cenyu Shen, Linus Nyman, Bo-Christer Björk A recent disruption in academic publishing are Academic Social Networks (ASN),...
Scholarly journal publishing in transition – from restricted to open access
Authors : Bo-Christer Björk While the business models used in most segments of the media industry have been profoundly changed by the Internet surprisingly litt...
How subscription-based scholarly journals can convert to open access: A review of approaches
Authors : Mikael Laakso, David Solomon, Bo-Christer Björk This article reviews the ways through which subscription-based scholarly journals have converted to op...
Hybrid open access—A longitudinal study
Authors : Mikael Laakso, Bo-Christer Björk This study estimates the development of hybrid open access (OA), i.e. articles published openly on the web within sub...
Converting Scholarly Journals to Open Access: A Review of Approaches and Experiences
Authors : David Solomon, Mikael Laakso, Bo-Christer Björk This report identifies ways through which subscription-based scholarly journals have converted their p...