Assessing the size of the affordability problem in scholarly publishing

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@KyleSiler Also note that MDPI fees are between 1000 and 2500 euros/paper, whereas their production cost is ~200e/paper https://t.co/rKIQJNlvrs
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@opherdonchin @WorldImagining @AayKay_49 As we detail here: https://t.co/GtzRD0CM5g Prices are driven in this realm by what the publishers think they can charge. If the think they can charge us 1500 for every 500 they paid for reviews, this is what they will charge.
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@_sbay @genomeknows @wyomingwormboy I agree. The real cost of publishing a paper is roughly $400 (ref below). Any system where academia pays ~this amount fine with me. We currently pay 10x more on average. https://t.co/rKIQJNlvrs
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RT @tomstafford: Assessing the size of the affordability problem in scholarly publishing https://t.co/rNfvp30Uh6 by @SciPubLab & @brembs (2…
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@HansonM90 @TaliaLerner eLife and PLoS are non profit (Science is too, BTW); still, their APCs are way above the real cost, which is ~$400 per paper according to https://t.co/rKIQJNlvrs
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RT @brembs: @namanagrawal97 @vikasnavaratna The paper cited there contains such references. There is a lot of data on subscription pricing,…
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1464 days ago
@namanagrawal97 @vikasnavaratna The paper cited there contains such references. There is a lot of data on subscription pricing, which should be easy to find, besides the ones we cite. The APC studies are rarer, but there are some. We should cite those in the paper, if not then here: https://t.co/GtzRD0CM5g
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RT @tomstafford: Assessing the size of the affordability problem in scholarly publishing https://t.co/rNfvp30Uh6 by @SciPubLab & @brembs (2…
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RT @tomstafford: We are discussing this paper at the @sheffielduni metascience discussion network - MetaNet! - meeting at 3pm. "Assessing…
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RT @tomstafford: We are discussing this paper at the @sheffielduni metascience discussion network - MetaNet! - meeting at 3pm. "Assessing…
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RT @tomstafford: We are discussing this paper at the @sheffielduni metascience discussion network - MetaNet! - meeting at 3pm. "Assessing…
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RT @tomstafford: We are discussing this paper at the @sheffielduni metascience discussion network - MetaNet! - meeting at 3pm. "Assessing…
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RT @tomstafford: Even allowing for a healthy 30% profit, this still leaves publishers pocketing about half of their revenue for non-publish…
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We are discussing this paper at the @sheffielduni metascience discussion network - MetaNet! - meeting at 3pm. "Assessing the size of the affordability problem in scholarly publishing" https://t.co/UksQhYMoNW Info here https://t.co/RCXbslYnqh
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Even allowing for a healthy 30% profit, this still leaves publishers pocketing about half of their revenue for non-publishing costs. If it isn't spent on publishing, what do they spend it on?? https://t.co/rNfvp30Uh6 https://t.co/1QAlDWvmam
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Assessing the size of the affordability problem in scholarly publishing https://t.co/rNfvp30Uh6 by @SciPubLab & @brembs (2019)
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Twitter is quickly replacing GoogSchol for me. I tried 4 diff search terms in GS and still didn't get to this paper: https://t.co/KjWcZ2QwxO (couldnt remember journal/authors) My 1st search on twitter using "people you follow" filter gave link in top result! Such a time saver!
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RT @renebekkers: The UC deal is complicit in keeping the Big Five in place. That's not good for science. https://t.co/LioqVFxvMF The real…
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RT @renebekkers: The UC deal is complicit in keeping the Big Five in place. That's not good for science. https://t.co/LioqVFxvMF The real…
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RT @renebekkers: The UC deal is complicit in keeping the Big Five in place. That's not good for science. https://t.co/LioqVFxvMF The real…
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The UC deal is complicit in keeping the Big Five in place. That's not good for science. https://t.co/LioqVFxvMF The real cost of open access to publications is about $400. Excess payments are nothing but profit for an exploitative industry. https://t.co/3m2a6Jh9Hi
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RT @SciPubLab: Nice use case which demonstrates that #openaccess publishing with full editorial service and peer review can be sustainably…
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RT @brembs: We have received plenty of criticisms on our preprint detailing how much it actually costs to make a scholarly article public h…
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RT @brembs: We have received plenty of criticisms on our preprint detailing how much it actually costs to make a scholarly article public h…
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RT @brembs: We have received plenty of criticisms on our preprint detailing how much it actually costs to make a scholarly article public h…
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