# Mega journal

Bo-Christer Björk, David Solomon

## Source

Bo-Christer Björk and David Solomon. (2014). Developing an Effective Market for Open Access Article Processing Charges (PDF) (Report). Wellcome Trust.

A new type of scholarly journal, made possible by electronic only publishing and pioneered by PLOS ONE. These journals typically have the following features:

* Very broad scope usually covering a whole discipline such as biomedicine or social science

* Fast review and publications times

* Modest APCs typically in the range of 1,350 USD

* Narrowly review criteria largely focused on the scientific soundness of the research methodology and ethical conduct of the study without regard to the importance of the research.