Article Processing Charges (APCs) and the new enclosure of research
Sivertsen, G. & Zhang, L.
(11 August 2022)
Article Processing Charges (APCs) and the new enclosure of research.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
Drawing on a recent analysis of APC pricing and movements within the commercial publishing sector, Gunnar Sivertsen and Lin Zhang argue that APCs have now firmly established themselves as the predominant business model for academic publishing. Highlighting the inequalities inherent to this model, they posit now is the time to consider alternatives.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 23 Sep 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/116518 |