Katherine Rushton and Bobby Pickering, Blackwell Publishing journals boost profits, Information World Review, June 22, 2005. Excerpt: 'Blackwell Publishing grew sales by 10% to £191m last year, helping to push profits up 27% to a record £31.7m, despite the impact of the weak US dollar. Chief executive Rene Olivieri attributed the growth to an increase in the number of journal titles, more carefully tailored content and "targeted electronic marketing"....Meanwhile, the company has announced that 30 journals will be taking part in its open access experiment, Online Open, launched in February. During the trial period, to the end of 2006, authors of accepted articles will have the option to pay a £1250 ($2500) fee to make the articles available through Blackwell's online Synergy service. They will also be included in the print edition of journals with an indicator that the article is available for free online.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/23/2005 12:49:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
