Selected Readings on Open Access, Equity, APCs, and Scholarly Publishing
Definitions, statements, and current challenges
Anderson, R. (2021, April 20). Feasibility, Sustainability, and the Subscribe-to-Open Model. The Scholarly Kitchen. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2021/04/20/feasibility-sustainability-and-the-subscribe-to-open-model/
An introduction to open access. (2019, October 17). Jisc. https://beta.jisc.ac.uk/guides/an-introduction-to-open-access
Draft Recommendation on Open Science—UNESCO Digital Library. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2023, from https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000378841
Druelinger, D., & Ma, L. (2023). Missing a golden opportunity? An analysis of publication trends by income level in the Directory of Open Access Journals 1987–2020. Learned Publishing, 36(3), 348–358. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1543
The Fallacy of Open-Access Publication. (2017, November 15). The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-fallacy-of-open-access-publication/
Harington, R. (2020, December 16). Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: A Lack of Focus on Equity. The Scholarly Kitchen. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/12/16/transformative-agreements-funders-and-the-publishing-ecosystem-a-lack-of-focus-on-equity/
Open Access is key to the Sustainable Development Goals. (n.d.). Librarian Resources. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from https://librarianresources.taylorandfrancis.com/insights/open-access-resources/oaandsdgo-2/
Ross-Hellauer, T. (2022). Open science, done wrong, will compound inequities. Nature, 603(7901), 363–363. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00724-0
Ross-Hellauer, T., Reichmann, S., Cole, N. L., Fessl, A., Klebel, T., & Pontika, N. (2022). Dynamics of cumulative advantage and threats to equity in open science: A scoping review. Royal Society Open Science, 9(1), 211032. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211032
APCs and Equity
Equity concerns persist over open-access publishing. (2021, March 9). Nature Index. https://www.nature.com/nature-index/news/equity-concerns-persist-over-open-access-publishing
Klebel, T., & Ross-Hellauer, T. (2023). The APC-barrier and its effect on stratification in open access publishing. Quantitative Science Studies, 4(1), 22–43. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00245
Legge, M. (2023, July 4). Report from Equity in Open Access workshop #3: Making waves in APC & waiver practice. OASPA. https://oaspa.org/report-from-equity-in-open-access-workshop-3/
Smith, A. C., Merz, L., Borden, J. B., Gulick, C. K., Kshirsagar, A. R., & Bruna, E. M. (2021). Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system. Quantitative Science Studies, 2(4), 1123–1143. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00157
Zhang, L., Wei, Y., Huang, Y., & Sivertsen, G. (2022). Should open access lead to closed research? The trends towards paying to perform research. Scientometrics, 127(12), 7653–7679. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04407-5
Sources used for the 2023 International Open Access Week Display
Elsevier’s profits swell to more than £900 million. (2018, February 20). Times Higher Education (THE). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/elseviers-profits-swell-more-ps900-million
Europe, S. (n.d.). Diamond Open Access. Science Europe. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-priorities/open-access/diamond-open-access/
International Open Access Week. (n.d.). International Open Access Week. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from https://www.openaccessweek.org/theme/en
Kim, S.-J., & Park, K. S. (2020). Market share of the largest publishers in Journal Citation Reports based on journal price and article processing charge. Science Editing, 7(2), 149–155. https://doi.org/10.6087/kcse.210
Moving away from APCs: A multi-stakeholder working group convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS | Plan S. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2023, from https://www.coalition-s.org/moving-away-from-apcs/
Olejniczak, A. J., & Wilson, M. J. (2020). Who’s writing open access (OA) articles? Characteristics of OA authors at Ph.D.-granting institutions in the United States. Quantitative Science Studies, 1(4), 1429–1450. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00091
Publications Output: U.S. Trends and International Comparisons | NSF – National Science Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2023, from https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20214/publication-output-by-country-region-or-economy-and-scientific-field