How the rise of open access is altering journal publishing

The Future of the Academic Journal: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 195-222

  Willinsky, John ^a,b   Moorhead, Laura ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact factor; Mega journals; Open access; Scholarly communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994659452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781780634647.195     Document Type: Chapter

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