[IRTalk] Are Mirror Journals a Better Path to the Open Access Flip?

[Nason Bimbe]

"Once seen as the gateway to full open access (OA), hybrid journals have
either been wildly successful or a total failure. A hybrid journal is when
authors can publish a paper in a subscription journal and choose to make it
OA, typically by paying an article processing charge (APC). If the goal of
hybrid OA was to facilitate a global flip to full OA, the goal has, at
least so far, failed after decades of trying."


"Mirror journals are essentially new journals that piggyback off existing
journals for the sole purpose of offering a fully-OA option. Part A of a
journal would be the already existing subscription or hybrid journal, and a
new journal, part B, would be a fully-OA version of the same title. These
would be separate publications, with separate ISSNs. However, both parts A
and B of the journal twins would have the same editorial board, the same
aims and scope, and the same editorial peer review policies. Authors would
submit their manuscripts through one shared system for peer review. Upon
acceptance, the author would be given the choice of publishing the paper in
the hybrid original title, or the fully-OA title."

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/10/29/are-mirror-journals-a-better-path-to-the-open-access-flip/?informz=1



Nason Bimbe

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