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Learned society business models and open access: overview of a recent JISC‐funded study
Author(s) -
Waltham Mary
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1087/095315106775122529
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , business model , revenue , sample (material) , business , economics , marketing , accounting , geography , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography
A summary of the findings of a study which included an in‐depth exploration of journal business and pricing models of nine learned societies in the context of their requirements and of the open access (OA) business model. Detailed information on current trends in revenue costs and surplus is included. The article considers whether and how OA can be adopted by the representative sample of STM publishers.