From: Anthony Watkinson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:12:37 +0000
What are scholar-led journals please?
Anthony
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From: Christine Conroy <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:38:46 -0500
Really??? I am sceptical, what do others think??
Chris Conroy
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From: Heather Morrison <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:20:04 -0800
By my calculations, with a mixed model of scholar-led journals like
those typically using OJS and article processing fees at the PLoS ONE
average fee of $1,350, yes, these savings are quite possible. For
details, please see my informal research collaboration - scholarly
blog post:
http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com/2012/02/could-university-of-iowa-librari
es-save.html
A huge THANKS to University of Iowa's Wendy Robertson for giving me
some great data to work with:
http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/transitions/?p=720
cheers,
Heather Morrison