tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12960760.post6951978105319711914..comments2024-01-30T11:55:39.144+00:00Comments on The Parachute: Open access – gold versus greenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12960760.post-75001704622354927432013-03-06T21:06:53.074+00:002013-03-06T21:06:53.074+00:00Besides, there is no existential reason for instit...Besides, there is no existential reason for institutions to have a repository and 'green' mandate. The fact that others have repositories and it doesn't have one itself does not harm a research institution in the same way that not being 'gold' <a href="http://www.smartgoldira.com" rel="nofollow">Gold IRA Invest</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578969500623229095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12960760.post-65101617277616109212012-10-07T22:11:22.394+01:002012-10-07T22:11:22.394+01:00Hello,
I found your post really informative and I...Hello,<br /><br />I found your post really informative and I read excerpts from your interview on Richard Pynder's site.<br /><br />Green and gold OA both have something to offer the community.<br /><br />The issue with the gold route is that the viewpoint is completely that of the readers, with all the cost burden borne by the authors. Your argument that competition will drive down costs of gold publishing, not entirely correct. In some cases, the impact of particular OA journals (and estastablishing a journal is not a short time or cheap task) ensures that costs do not go down sufficiently. Please see my post for some figures : <br />http://wp.me/p2G2eH-15<br /><br />Another problem with the argument is that it ignores how long competition and free market economics can take in an uneqaul society and this strategy does not always work anyway. In some developing countries even internet access is problematic, leave alone paying publication charges in excess of $1000 for a single article.<br /><br />The gold route also within rich countries puts poorer universities, groups and individual researchers at a disadvantage. Resources are not equally available to say a researcher at a Russell Group university and one at a smaller and less prestigious one.<br /><br />Finally, the green route (not free as you correctly point out) does have its advantages as do closed or paid journals.here the costs are entirely borne by readers and advertisers (where advertisers exist).<br /><br />Perhaps we need a model that shares the cost burden between all the concerned parties: readers, writers and publishers. As well as the profits. That might ensure sustainability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12960760.post-89314110748192528442012-09-12T14:31:03.643+01:002012-09-12T14:31:03.643+01:00OA journals that charge publication fees usually w...OA journals that charge publication fees usually waive them in cases of economic hardship. OA journals with institutional subsidies tend to charge no publication fees. OA journals can get by on lower subsidies or fees if they have income from other publications, advertising, priced add-ons, or auxiliary services. Open Accesshttp://www.omicsonline.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12960760.post-20066174942072739912012-08-08T21:17:25.632+01:002012-08-08T21:17:25.632+01:00Update: Possibly as a result of seeing this blog p...Update: Possibly as a result of seeing this blog post (my speculation), the LIBLICENSE moderator has now published my original response to Andrew Adams' LIBLICENSE post.<br /><br />Jan VelteropVillaveliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101723727361577702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12960760.post-80241205651396917902012-08-08T18:41:45.340+01:002012-08-08T18:41:45.340+01:00Excellent post, congratulations, and shame on thos...Excellent post, congratulations, and shame on those who denied posting your comments.<br />Green OA is fairytale, makes no sense to publishers and authors alike, makes no economic sense and no scientific sense. Still, I post my papers in my institution's repository, but it's silly. Repositories are perfect for conference posters, abstracts and papers, and thesis, not peer-reviewed journal articles.<br />I just worry Gold OA will cause disparity in pricing of "better" journals, being available only to the "rich". I would like to see more people discussing how to avoid this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com