Article Processing Charges

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If Research Libraries and Funders Finance Open Access: Moving beyond Subscriptions and APCs | John Willinsky and Matthew Rusk | College & Research Libraries, April 2019

This study argues that directly funding Open Access scholarly publishing might provide a means to move toward universal open access without article processing charges (APCs), given the strong presence of funder support for articles published in Open Access, such as in eLife and PLOS journals.

Published Jun 03, 2020

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