Abstract
In addition to Open Access, a recent trend within the publishing industry is the emergence of mega journals and large scale operations in order to take advantage of economies of scale to reduce open access charges and to reduce processing times. The current climate begs the question: Can small, independent publishers survive in the future? Founded in 2007 as one of the first publishing houses to join the efforts of pioneers like PLoS, BioMed Central and Hindawi, Co-Action Publishing has chosen a different path and remained true to its strategy to provide tailored open access solutions. The founders have no ambitions to become one of the largest publishing houses. In this short presentation, I will discuss the role that can be played by smaller publishing houses and the challenges they face within the current marketplace.
Highlights
Table adapted from: Frantsvåg, Jan Erik (2010): The Size Distribution of open access publishers: A problem for open access? First Monday, Volume 15, Number 12- 6 December
Strong focus on quality of experience publishing authors have when working with us
In the international academic community the arrival of the Internet has received a mixed reception, with responses ranging from unbridled enthusiasm to outright hostility
Summary
Table adapted from: Frantsvåg, Jan Erik (2010): The Size Distribution of open access publishers: A problem for open access? First Monday, Volume 15, Number 12- 6 December. Co-Action Publishing President, Open Access Scholarly Publisher’s Association (OASPA) 7th Munin Conference on Scientific Publishing 2012 22-23 November, Tromsø, Norway Founded by three former executives from academic publishing industry. Founding Member Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA, current President.
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