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

[Dr Leti Kleyn]

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.
If the goal of hybrid OA was to provide options for authors to select OA while still publishing in their preferred journals, then it's been a roaring success. Let's look at the numbers.

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

Dr Leti Kleyn
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