Pricing and other means of charging for scholarly journals: A literature review and commentary

Learned Publishing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-272

  King, Donald W ^a   Alvarado Albertorio, Frances M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 54949136935     PISSN: 09531513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1087/095315108X356680     Document Type: Review

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