Bernard ForguesDec 12, 2022
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Another piece raising important objections to article processing charges (#APCs) but falsely assuming that all or most #openaccess depends on them. It mentions no-fee (#diamond) OA journals and #green OA without elaboration, and seems unaware that 70% of peer-reviewed OA journals charge no APCs.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795362200898X
Dec 11, 2022 at 3:38pmWeb
Show threadMike Taylor 🦕Dec 11, 2022
@petersuber Without a doubt, the most under-appreciated fact about open access.
Show threadGeorge MacgregorDec 11, 2022
@petersuber So disappointing. Odd that even some light peer review or editorial work never flushed out these obvious errors. Yes, this journal isn't exactly the destination for OA commentary -- but this paper is so far off the mark that even a casual reviewer or editor should be notionally aware that OA goes beyond APCs...
Show threadHardy SchwammDec 12, 2022
@g3om4c @petersuber Just reading this paper and also baffled by the fact that #openaccess = APCs was waived through peer review. Some of the arguments are of course valid but there is clearly lots of commentary out there that points to alternative OA models!