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Scholarly publishing and its discontents : an economist's perspective on dealing with market power and its consequences / by Joshua S. Gans.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gans, Joshua, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scholarly publishing.
- Economics--Periodicals.
- Economics.
- Open access publishing.
- Genre:
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 101 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Canada : Core Economic Research Ltd., [2017]
- Summary:
- This book examines the emergence, consequences and remedies for market power in scholarly publishing. While many activists have used various boycott mechanisms to diminish to power of publishers these have been largely ineffective. Moreover, new business models have not changed the situation appreciably. The book provides an economic treatment and concludes that the only way to have a long lasting sustainable means of diminishing publisher market power is to unlock the knowledge from within journals rather than open access to the journals themselves.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 973554478
- Publisher Number:
- 99976659409
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