The economic implications of alternative publishing models

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-54

  Houghton, John W ^a   Oppenheim, Charles ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MODEL; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH WORK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951154376     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: 14701030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109021003676359     Document Type: Article

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