Frantsvag JE. The size distribution of open access publishers. First Monday 15(12) - 6 December 2010
Based on an analysis of the Directory of Open Access Journals, the study highlights that a large number of small publishers publish the majority of OA journals, and that 90% of these publishers publish only a single journal. These data are compared to similar data about toll access publishing. All these elements suggest that small-scale operation of OA publishing is economically inefficient and that it should be best organized in larger publishing institutions.
Based on an analysis of the Directory of Open Access Journals, the study highlights that a large number of small publishers publish the majority of OA journals, and that 90% of these publishers publish only a single journal. These data are compared to similar data about toll access publishing. All these elements suggest that small-scale operation of OA publishing is economically inefficient and that it should be best organized in larger publishing institutions.
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