Comparing companion open access journals to their traditional journal counterparts
Authors : Alexander Pohlman, Ayham M. Odeh, Shawn M. Purnell, Layan Alrahmani, Shanda H Blackmon, Julia M Coughlin, Zaid M Abdelsattar Background Many tradition...
Étiquette : open access publishing
APC waivers and Ukraine’s publishing output in Gold OA journals: Evidence from five commercial publishers
Author : Serhii Nazarovets This study examines the effect of article processing charge (APC) waivers on the participation of Ukrainian researchers in fully Gold...
Collective funding models for open access books: Librarians’ experiences and barriers to participation across six European contexts
Authors : Judith Fathallah, Joe Deville, Izabella Penier, Francesca Corazza This report seeks to understand librarians’ experiences of collective funding models...
Scientific publishing without gatekeeping: an empirical investigation of eLife’s new peer review process
Authors : Rüdiger Mutz, Lutz Bornmann, Hans‑Dieter Daniel At the end of January 2023, eLife introduced a new publishing model (alongside the old-traditional-pub...
Inequity, precarity, and disparity: Exploring systemic and institutional barriers in open access publishing
Authors : Philips Ayeni, Vincent Larivière Despite increasing advocacy for open access (OA), its uptake in some disciplines has remained low. Existing studies h...
Open access publishing in an African context: Notable improvements and recurring challenges
Authors : Sodiq Onaolapo, Philips Ayeni, Siphamandla Mncube Open access publishing has been promoted as a pivotal means of bridging the gap in knowledge access ...
Generative AI and Open Access Publishing: A New Economic Paradigm
Authors : Leo S. Lo The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in scholarly publishing presents both opportunities and challenges for open acces...