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Open Access - Economics and Other Aspects

Posted March 31, 2013 6:30 PM

Thumbnail image for OAlogo.jpgA couple of weeks ago the New England Journal of Medicine published a set of articles on open access publishing.  In order to provide more information on open access and the cost to authors the links below are provided.  The intention of these links is to inform those who are interested as to memberships that VCU has that provide some discounts to authors.  Also in the links below is information on  the economics of open access and a couple of article citations on the topic.  


  • VCU Libraries: Scholarly Communications, Copyright & Publishing : The resources here provide a clearinghouse of information on copyright, publishing, and scholarly communication.  The VCU Libraries supports the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the University by guiding the faculty, students, and staff in matters relating to the dissemination and use of knowledge

Memberships VCU has that provide discounts to authors.

Membership

Journals

Author Discount

BioMed Central - Supporter Member

BioMed Central, Chemistry Central, and Springer Open Journals

15%

Hindawi - Institutional Member

All Hindawi Open Access Journals

100%

Public Library of Science - Institutional Member

All PLoS Journals

10%


  • Directory of Open Access Journals:  can look up journals by topic.  In the list of journals it tells if there are publishing fees and if there are it provides a link to the information about what it costs.


Journal Articles on the Topic:

Watson, R., Cleary, M., Jackson, D., & Hunt, G. E. (2012). Open access and online publishing: a new frontier in nursing?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(9), 1905-1908.