Premium
Sustainability in open access publishing: The e cancer case study
Author(s) -
Foxall Katie,
Nailor Audrey
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap.1023
Subject(s) - publishing , sustainability , open access publishing , business , political science , library science , computer science , law , ecology , biology
Key points Innovative business models to complement or replace traditional models of funding academic publishing are currently proliferating. Not relying solely on one source of funding is a key factor in sustainability. Pay what you can afford (PWYCA) is a new model for article processing charges (APCs) providing both a revenue stream and an opportunity to raise awareness of the cost of publishing amongst authors. Treating a journal as part of an overall enterprise rather than as a stand‐alone business contributes significantly to its sustainability.