I think that ministries, research councils, universities and their libraries are all going to realize that if we go for the Gold model, that the “entry” fees have to be covered. 10 years ago, the fantasy was that a wholesale switch from traditional to OA publishing would free up money previously used on subscriptions to then use on “gold” models. But the publishers figured this out and have us over the barrel. I took a shot at a modest contribution to the discussion here, on the part about academic freedom: 4 ways open access enhances academic freedom http://bit.ly/14vdBDv
Trending Articles
More Pages to Explore .....