[GOAL] Re: Emerald Group Publishing tests ZEN, increases prices: what does it mean?

[Dana Roth]

Doesn't this fit in with Emerald's previous policy of taking over existing  library science journals and doubling the price?

Dana L. Roth
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From: goal-bounces at eprints.org [mailto:goal-bounces at eprints.org] On Behalf Of Richard Poynder
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 5:15 AM
To: 'Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci)' <goal at eprints.org>
Subject: [GOAL] Emerald Group Publishing tests ZEN, increases prices: what does it mean?

Earlier this month Emerald Group Publishing announced that it is launching a Green Open Access, Zero Embargo trial for 21 Library and Information Science and Information and Knowledge Management journals.

At the same time it has increased the APC for 32 of its Engineering and Technology journals by nearly 70%.

What is the background to this, and what should we make of it?

Some commentary is available here:

http://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/emerald-group-publishing-tests-zen.html

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