From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:50 +0400

Hi All

> Why is to predatory to ask an author to pay a few hundred dollars in
> processing charges for open access, but not predatory to increase a small
> college's subscription to a single journal 300% overnight (which has
> happened several times,

Indeed, why is it predatory when an OA publisher requests payment of a
few HUNDRED dollars to make an article OA, but NOT predatory when a
"traditional" publisher requires a few THOUSAND dollars to make an
article OA?

Disclaimer: Editor of an OA journal

Regards

Ken

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Dr. Ken Masters
Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics
Medical Education Unit
College of Medicine & Health Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman
E-i-C: The Internet Journal of Medical Education