Exposing the predators. Methods to stop predatory journals
« The internet is greatly improving the impact of scholarly journals, but also poses new threats to their quality. Publishers have arisen that abuse the Gold Op...
Étiquette : open access publishing
The evolution of open access to research and data in Australian higher education
« Open access (OA) in the Australian tertiary education sector is evolving rapidly and, in this article, we review developments in two related areas: OA to scho...
Analysis of Open Access Scholarly Journals in Chemistry
The present study has investigated the trends of open access journals appeared in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). It provides an insight to the op...
A survey of authors publishing in four megajournals
« Aim. To determine the characteristics of megajournal authors, the nature of the manuscripts they are submitting to these journals, factors influencing their d...
Open access journals in Humanities and Social Science
This British Academy research project on the effects of current UK open access policies was funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) a...
How research funders can finance APCs in full…
How research funders can finance APCs in full OA and hybrid journals : « Open access (OA) publishing is steadily growing in both full OA journals and hybrid jou...
Developing an Effective Market for Open Access Article Processing Charges
This report was commissioned by a consortium of European research funding organizations led by the Wellcome Trust. The study was undertaken to stimulate thinkin...