Blar i forfatter Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning "Frantsvåg, Jan Erik"
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Would not bigger be better? : some reflections on aspects of the business models of Open Access publishing
Frantsvåg, Jan Erik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-15)While Open Access publishing is beneficial to science, it is not beneficial to perform Open Access publishing in an inefficient way. I have here tried to study some aspects of how OA publishing works with a view to find out if it is organised efficiently. Both when it comes to uptake of advertising as a source of income, and how it is exploited; and when it comes to how the OA publishing industry ...