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Equity for Open-Access Journal Publishing

Open-access journals, which provide access to their scholarly articles freely and without limitations, are at a systematic disadvantage relative to traditional closed-access journal publishing and its subscription-based business model. A simple, cost-effective remedy to this inequity could put open-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shieber, Stuart M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2711327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19652697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000165
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Sumario:Open-access journals, which provide access to their scholarly articles freely and without limitations, are at a systematic disadvantage relative to traditional closed-access journal publishing and its subscription-based business model. A simple, cost-effective remedy to this inequity could put open-access publishing on a path to become a sustainable, efficient system.