An Empirical Analysis of the Amount of Publication Fees

Hagenhoff S (2008)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Subtype: other

Publication year: 2008

Journal

Book Volume: 34

Pages Range: 257-266-266

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1016/j.serrev.2008.09.008

Abstract

Among the financing strategies available for Open Access (OA), the author-pays business model has received increasing attention. The consequences of this approach, however, for the system of scholarly communication and for publishing houses as participants in value added, have remained largely unclear. The paper presented here, therefore, analyzes the probable realistic magnitude of publishing fees in different subjects, based on empirical data. The paper shows that the most favorable conditions are met in the Natural Sciences and in Mathematics. However, the analysis also shows that publishing houses would have to raise publishing fees well beyond the level that scientists are willing to pay. Furthermore, the analysis leads to the conclusion that the amount of money currently available in the system of scholarly communication is probably not sufficient for the sustainable financing of publishing fees.TS - CrossRef

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APA:

Hagenhoff, S. (2008). An Empirical Analysis of the Amount of Publication Fees. Serials Review, 34(4), 257-266-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2008.09.008

MLA:

Hagenhoff, Svenja. "An Empirical Analysis of the Amount of Publication Fees." Serials Review 34.4 (2008): 257-266-266.

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