Open Access Temptations: Buyer Beware
Backlash against « megapublishers” which began in mathematics a decade ago has led to an exponential growth in open access journals. Their increasing numbers an...
Étiquette : open access publishing
Current state of open access to journal publications from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine
AIMS To identify the share of open access (OA) papers in the total number of journal publications authored by the members of the University of Zagreb School of ...
Open Access Publishing in Higher Education: Charting the Challenging Course to Academic and Financial Sustainability
The benefits, pitfalls, and sustainability of open access publishing are hotly debated. Commercial publishers dominate the marketplace and oppose alternative pu...
Researchers’ Adoption of an Institutional Central Fund for Open-Access Article-Processing Charges : A Case Study Using Innovation Diffusion Theory
This article analyzes researchers’ adoption of an institutional central fund (or faculty publication fund) for open-access (OA) article-processing charges (APCs...
Pour qui écrivons-nous ?
Cet article revient sur 10 ans de discussions en France autour de l’accès ouvert aux publications scientifiques, en poursuivant deux objectifs. D’un...
Peer Review Quality and Transparency of the Peer-Review Process in Open Access and Subscription Journals
Background Recent controversies highlighting substandard peer review in Open Access (OA) and traditional (subscription) journals have increased the need for aut...
Open Access Publishing of Health Research: Does Open Access Publishing Facilitate the Translation of Research into Health Policy and Practice?
Health practitioners and policy makers translate health research into practice and policy. However, these end users have limited access to full versions of peer...