A “Gold-centric” implementation of open access: Hybrid journals, the “Total cost of publication,” and policy development in the UK and beyond

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 2248-2263

  Pinfield, Stephen ^a   Salter, Jennifer ^a   Bath, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ADMINISTRATIVE COST; ANALYSIS OF DATA; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; JOURNAL QUALITY; LIFE-SCIENCES; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PUBLISHING MARKET;

COSTS;

EID: 85013646021     PISSN: 23301635     EISSN: 23301643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.23742     Document Type: Article

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