Exploring the effects of a transition to open access: Insights from a simulation study

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 701-726

  Bernius, Steffen ^a   Hanauske, Matthias ^b   Dugall, Berndt ^a   König, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A TRANSITIONS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; MARKET PLAYERS; MARKET TRANSFORMATION; ON-LINE ACCESS; SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION; SELF-ARCHIVING; SIMULATION STUDIES;

COMMERCE; GOLD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84876689660     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.22772     Document Type: Review

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