Traditional Factors of Fit, Perceived Quality, and Speed of Publication Still Outweigh Open Access in Authors’ Journal Selection Criteria. A Review of: Solomon, D. J., & Björk, B.-C. (2012). Publication fees in open access publishing: Sources of funding and factors influencing choice of journal. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(1), 98-107. doi: 10.1002/asi.21660

<b>Objective</b> – To determine the extent to whichthe open access (OA) status of a journalinfluences authors in their journal selectiondecisions and to analyze the sources offunding for the article-processing charges(APCs) applied in professional OA publishing.<br><b>Design&...

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Main Author: Michelle Dalton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2012-12-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/18055/14476