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

[Peter Suber]

Hi Tom.  The new (Oct 2009) SPARC study by Raym Crow understands that there
are no-fee business models for OA journals.
http://www.arl.org/sparc/publisher/incomemodels/

     Best,
     Peter


On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Prof. Tom Wilson <
t.d.wilson at sheffield.ac.uk> wrote:

> 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
> Web site: http://InformationR.net/
> ___________________________________________________
>
>
> 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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> 2,*
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