New Study Weighs Impact of Open Access on Scholarly Journals

American Association for the Advancement of Science Press Release, 11 Oct 2005 There has been a proliferation of open access journals during the past decade and considerable debate about their potential impact on traditional scientific journals such as Science, published by AAAS, and Nature. The first substantial study of the quickly evolving landscape of open-access publishing has found that about 40 per cent of the surveyed journals providing full open access to their articles are not yet covering their costs and face an uncertain financial future. Read more