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1.1 Development of the academic publishing market and the serials crisis |
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1.2 Copyright protection in academic publishing |
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1.3 The origins of open access in academic publishing |
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2 The academic publishing market |
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2.1 The economics of academic publishing |
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2.1.1 The reward structure in science |
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2.1.2 The organization of academic publishing |
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2.2 The academic journal publishing market |
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2.2.1.1 Characteristics of journal publishers |
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2.2.1.2 Characteristics of different research fields |
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2.2.2 The demand side: journal prices and the serials crisis |
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2.3 The open access movement |
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2.3.1 Open access publishing: an overview |
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2.3.2 Recent developments |
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2.3.2.1 General development |
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2.3.2.2 Policy development |
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2.3.2.2.1 Support by national parliaments and governments and by the European Commission |
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2.3.2.2.2 Support by research funders |
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2.3.2.2.3 Support by universities and research institutes |
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3 An international survey analysis |
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3.1.2 Conducting the survey |
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3.2 Descriptive statistics |
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4 Policy implications and the way forward |
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4.1 Alternative policy instruments |
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4.2 The financial viability of a large-scale transition to gold OA |
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4.4 Fundamental requirements for an efficient transition to OA |
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4.4.1 Proper incentives for academic publishers |
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4.4.3 Proper assessment of scholars |
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4.4.4 Guarantee of academic freedom |
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Appendix 1 The academic journal market |
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Journals in different fields of research |
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Appendix 2 Open access journals |
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OA journals in different fields of research |
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Appendix 3 An international survey analysis |
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Appendix 4 The questionnaire |
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Part A Personal questions |
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Part B1 Gold road of OA (i.e. OA journals) |
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Part B2 Rating of OA journals |
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Part C1 The green road (OA repositories) |
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Part C2 Rating of OA repositories |
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References |
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Index |
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