Abstract
Abstract The pros and cons of hybrid open access are heavily disputed. A main point of discussion is whether ‘double dipping’ takes place, i.e. paying twice to publish and read the same article. To prove publishers’ assertions that they do not double dip, a survey was conducted of 24 publishers with detailed questions about their pricing policy using concrete examples. The outcome is quite sobering: the results range from partial double dipping to full double dipping, and in no instance did a ‘no double-dipping’ policy mean that no double dipping takes place.
Highlights
In June 2012, the British National Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings published a report entitled ‘Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications’1 (‘Finch Report’)
The report describes methods of improving access to scientific literature and deems ‘gold’ open access to be the ideal solution. This is possible by publishing in gold open access journals or by publishing in subscription journals with the option of making specific articles freely accessible upon payment of a fee (‘hybrid’ open access, hybrid open access (HOA))
HYBRID OPEN ACCESS IN THE DEBATE The number of journals offering HOA far exceeds demand: most of the major publishers publish less than 2% of their articles as HOA
Summary
In June 2012, the British National Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings published a report entitled ‘Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications’ (‘Finch Report’). Authorized users can download, display, view and print a single copy for personal use.’6 6 E.g. http://informahealthcare.com/action/doSearch?field1=Contrib& text1=Elder& & publication=jas results in just one hit (http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/ 02770903.2013.846369; accessed 17 January 2015), which has an ‘open access’ icon
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