Openness and sharing of information are fundamental to the progress of science and to the
effective functioning of the research enterprise. The advent of scientific journals in the 17th …

“A primal account of an unstifled world.”—Bill McKibben “A dazzling command of science
and relentless faith...”—Naomi Klein A wide-ranging collection of essays from leading …

A new economic model for the analysis of scholarly publishing–journal publishing in
particular–is proposed that draws on club theory. The standard approach builds on market …

Much of the argument around reforming, remaking, or preserving the traditions of scholarly
publishing is built on economic principles, explicit or implicit. Can we afford open access …

Open access publishing has been proposed as one possible solution to the serials crisis—
the rapidly growing subscription prices in scholarly journal publishing. However, open …

This paper addresses the topic of the article processing charges (APCs) that are paid when
publishing articles using the open access (OA) option. Building on the Elsevier OA price list …

The rising star of scholarly publishing is Open Access (OA). Even some traditional journals
now offer this option on author payment, and many full freely accessible journals are now …

This paper interrogates and situates theoretically from a Marxist perspective various aspects
and tensions that inhere in the contemporary academic publishing environment. The focus …

A possibilidade de se publicar revista científica em meio eletrônico e em acesso livre, com
apoio das tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TICs), tem acarretado mudanças …

Divers aspects pratiques ainsi que des considérations morales et politiques ont contribué à
la mise en place de l'Open Source dans le domaine pionnier des logiciels, puis à l'extension …