Beyond APCs: Exploring new, more inclusive business models for open access publishing (Webinar)
Channel: PLOS Media
Date: 10/04/2020

Authors-pay models have served as an invaluable first step to fully open scholarly communication, but they exhibit inherent biases and shortcomings --appropriate for some fields, institutions, and regions, and exclusionary for many others. This panel, held on April 9, 2020, featured three diverse non-profit publishers that are exploring more inclusive non- APC open access models: Open Library of Humanities (OLH), Annual Reviews (AR), and PLOS (Public Library of Science).

The unique market pressures and opportunities requiring innovation for each of their open access business models will be described. All three publishers have worked closely with researchers, libraries, and funders to ensure that their approaches are collaborative and transparent.

Speakers:
Richard Gallagher Annual Reviews
Martin Eve Birkbeck, University of London and OLH
Sara Rouhi PLOS