[BOAI] Re: Knowledge Exchange: Comparison of various studies on Journal Business models

[Prof. Tom Wilson]

Thanks for circulating this, Peter.

Unless I have misread the briefing paper we seem to have yet another report that
omits the subsidised model of OA publishing.  Odd - I wonder when someone will
do a full investigation not of two models, but of three?

Tom Wilson

Professor T.D. Wilson, PhD, Hon.PhD
Publisher/Editor in Chief
Information Research
InformationR.net
e-mail: t.d.wilson at shef.ac.uk
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Quoting Peter Suber <peter.suber at gmail.com>:

> [Forwarding from Knowledge Exchange.   --Peter Suber.]
> 
> 
> *PRESS RELEASE*
> *Copenhagen, 9 November 2009*
> **
> *Comparison of various studies on Journal Business models*
> 
> Over the past few years many studies have been published on the costs and
> economic benefits of journal business models. Knowledge Exchange has now
> released a brochure in which the differences in outcomes from these various
> studies are explained. This briefing paper also looks at the outcomes of the
> broadly cited RIN study and various national studies performed by John
> Houghton.
> 
> An important difference between the studies is that early studies considered
> only the costs incurred in publishing traditional journals made available
> for purchase on a subscription or licensing business model. As the open
> access business model became available, some studies also covered the cost
> of making research articles available in open access journals. More recent
> studies have taken a broader perspective, looking at the position of journal
> publishers in the market and their business models in the context of the
> economic benefits from research dissemination.
> 
> Dr Wim Liebrand, director of SURF says, “The present debate on Open Access
> is centred around optimal access, achieving maximum impact at an affordable
> costs. It is very important to be able to have an objective informed
> discussion on the real costs and benefits of various journal business
> models. This concise brochure contributes to this discussion by offering an
> overview of the various studies on journal business models.”
> 
> 
> The brochure is available for download at:
> 
>
http://www.knowledge-exchange.info/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fdownloads%2fOpen+Access%2fKE_Briefing_Paper_on_Journal_Business_Models.pdf
> 
> 
> *Notes for editors*
> 
> * *
> 
> *About Knowledge Exchange*
> 
> Knowledge Exchange is a co-operative effort that supports the use and
> development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
> infrastructure for higher education and research. The European partners of
> Knowledge Exchange, DFG (Germany), JISC (UK), DEFF (Denmark) and
> SURFfoundation (The Netherlands), share a common vision based on their four
> national strategies. That vision is: To make a layer of scholarly and
> scientific content openly available on the Internet. In order to realise
> this goal, the partners work on supporting existing and new programmes on
> national and international levels, co-ordinating efforts on building an
> integrated repository infrastructure, exploring new developments in the
> future of publishing, facilitating integrated management services within
> education and research institutions and supporting libraries in the digital
> age.
> 
> * *
> 
> *For further information*:  www.knowledge-exchange.info
> 
> *Please contact*: Knowledge Exchange office, +45 3373 3315 or
> office at knowledge-exchange.info.
> 
> * *
> 
> ·         *DFG - The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft* (German Research
> Foundation) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation
> that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research
> institutions in Germany. The DFG serves all branches of science and the
> humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among
> researchers.
> www.dfg.de
> 
> **
> 
> ·         *JISC* – the Joint Information Systems Committee – is a joint
> committee of the UK further and higher education funding bodies and is
> responsible for supporting the innovative use of information and
> communication technology (ICT) to support learning, teaching, and research.
> It is best known for providing the JANET network, a range of support,
> content and advisory services, and a portfolio of high-quality resources.
> www.jisc.ac.uk**
> 
> ·         *DEFF - Denmark's Electronic Research Library* is an
> organisational and technological partnership between research libraries
> co-financed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the
> Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education. DEFF's purpose is to
> advance the development of a network of electronic research libraries that
> make available their electronic and other information resources to the
> patrons in a coherent and simple way. This is obtained partly through
> government funding and partly by joint purchase of licenses. The Danish
> Agency for Libraries and Media runs the secretariat of the partnership.
> www.deff.dk
> 
> ·         *SURF* is the collaborative organisation for higher education
> institutions and research institutes aimed at breakthrough innovations in
> ICT. SURF provides the foundation for the excellence of higher education and
> research in the Netherlands. SURF comprises three partners: SURFfoundation,
> SURFnet and SURFdiensten (SURFservices).
> www.surf.nl
> 
> On behalf of the Knowledge Exchange partners,
> 
> Anne Maja Wad, Secretary
> _____________________________________________________________
> 
> *Anne Maja Wad**, Secretary
> Knowledge Exchange
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