September 30, 2025Open Access

Open Access, Monographs and "working for publishers for free"

Key Points

Open access publishing raises concerns about fair compensation for authors, potentially leading to unpaid contributions.
The publishing business model now allows for compensation, especially through online pay walls, though it's not uniform.
Mandatory open access policies prompt debates on the sustainability of author compensation in academia.
Authors' financial considerations, as influenced by the evolving publishing landscape, remain critical for future models.

Abstract

The other day, I was sent a text message by a senior academic friend who has a healthily sceptical view of the open access work that I do. The question was: "re. Monographs, authors should be paid for their work, the publishing business model now allows for that as would online pay walls (not much but depends on book and who you are). How do you deal with that in mandatory OA, would we all be working for publishers for free?" My responses and

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Martin Paul Eve (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dbf62d40939207b8fd4e68 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59348/mbb4h-3rt41

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