B1 Non-refereed journal articles
What matters more in open access journal publishing : Scientific rigor or financial vigor? (2021)

Crawford, B. J. (2021). What matters more in open access journal publishing : Scientific rigor or financial vigor?. Human Technology, 17(1), 5-21. https://doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202106223976

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Crawford, Barbara J.

Journal or series: Human Technology

ISSN: 1795-6889

eISSN: 1795-6889

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 17

Issue number: 1

Pages range: 5-21

Publisher: Jyväskylän yliopisto

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202106223976

Persistent website address: https://ht.csr-pub.eu/index.php/ht/article/view/207

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/77774

Abstract

Academics and librarians around the world are raising concern about the current state of scholarly journal publishing in that the majority of journals are under the control of five multinational commercial journal publishing companies. Some are advocating for scholars to take back control of scholarly communication, particularly because it is the academics who are supplying and managing most of the content for journals. Open access publishing is one option, but the question of sustainability in funding streams raises concerns. Also the roles of scholarly societies, academic association, and universities in looking for stability in nonprofit journal publishing are discussed.

Keywords: science publishing; open access

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021