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you're assuming, that open access journals need a handling fee distribution costs are marginal, it is possible for an open access journal that wouldn't take ha
by kolinko 15y ago
you're assuming, that open access journals need a handling fee
distribution costs are marginal, it is possible for an open access journal that wouldn't take handling fees. it could be a non-profit organisation, or it could have other monetisation methods.
- alttag 15y agoYes, I'm making that 'assumption' because the article says, "... open-access journals, such as PLoS ONE, which charge authors a handling fee to cover their operating costs ..." EDIT: Link from comment above shows fees for the PLoS family of journals start at $1350 per article and go up rapidly from there. http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.php http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.php
- stfu 15y agoI absolutely agree. The pay-for-publishing model is heavily disadvantaging towards smaller research institutions, independent researchers or young researchers.