This analysis explores the affordability and scalability of gold open access models in scholarly communication.
The most frequent question that is asked in scholarly communication circles about gold open access is whether a business model is sustainable and/or scalable. Assuming, for the sake of argument, that we are talking about publishing the exact same quantity of material as we are under a subscription model, here's what that means: 1. Does the model distribute costs in a way that makes it affordable to the actors who pay?
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Martin Paul Eve (2016) studied this question.
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