Open access gains momentum

Abstract

Journals being offered for open access have been on the increase for over a decade, growing to around 1,200 journals to date. Authors wishing to be published are charged a publication fee, and their papers are made available without any charge to the public. However, journals in the scientific and scholarly field, a total of approximately 25,000, are rarely offered for open access. International pressure from scientists wishing to unblock the barriers that stop the dissemination of research results has caused a rift with publishers, who fear a decrease in publishing revenues.

Citation

Falk, H. (2004), "Open access gains momentum", The Electronic Library, Vol. 22 No. 6, pp. 527-530. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470410570848