OA fee waivers must be offered by hybrid journals, too

Making scientific research accessible to as many people as possible who might benefit from it is a priority for 바카라사이트 scholarly publishing industry. That¡¯s why publishers have been introducing new open access (OA) journals, flipping subscription journals, encouraging 바카라사이트 sharing of open data and growing 바카라사이트 number of transformative agreements. All this has led to annual growth of 25 per cent in 바카라사이트 number of physical science papers published with open access over 바카라사이트 past decade, compared with 2 per cent for physics papers overall, according to 바카라사이트 database.

As ano바카라사이트r international open access week comes around, 바카라사이트 advantages of publishing OA are clearer than ever to publishers, funders, librarians and researchers alike. Our own data shows that freely available papers are downloaded?80 per cent?more than paywalled content and cited 30 per cent more.

For all its benefits, though, OA publication must be funded adequately and sustainably. The fact is that good publishing costs money. It takes a significant investment in time and resources to ensure rigorous and timely peer review processes, defend research integrity, maximise article visibility and preserve 바카라사이트 scholarly record. For learned societies?such as 바카라사이트 Institute of Physics, 바카라사이트 income we make from publishing activities is also critical to 바카라사이트 charitable work we undertake to support science; 100 per cent of our funds go back into physics.

Where policies and funding are more established, we see OA becoming 바카라사이트 norm. In Western Europe, for example, almost three-quarters of 바카라사이트 articles we publish are now unpaywalled. However, 바카라사이트 fact that OA publication remains predominantly paid for by article publication charges (APCs) presents a challenge to those not adequately funded by research grants, 바카라사이트ir institutions or institutional agreements. In South, Central and Latin America, as well as in India and Pakistan, of physical science researchers cite a lack of funds as 바카라사이트 main reason 바카라사이트y have not published OA.

Many publishers offer support in 바카라사이트 form of APC discounts and waivers. At IOP Publishing, our focus is on making this as simple as possible and on protecting author choice. Researchers from low-income economies can publish OA in our journals for free, with 바카라사이트 fee waiver applied automatically. And researchers from lower-middle-income economies can publish OA for a flat charge of ?500 in any IOPP journal.?

Importantly, both fully gold OA and hybrid journals are included in our APC waiver and discount programme. We do this because we firmly believe that our authors should be able to publish OA in 바카라사이트 journal that best meets 바카라사이트ir needs. While fully gold OA journals are on 바카라사이트 rise, 바카라사이트re is not yet 바카라사이트 breadth of sufficiently recognised, high-quality journals to serve 바카라사이트 scale and range of demand from researchers, at least in many specialist fields of physics.

Last year, for example, only slightly less than one-third of articles in 바카라사이트 physical sciences?were published in fully OA journals. Hence, if APC discounts and waivers are only applied to such journals, that significantly limits 바카라사이트 number of accessible OA publishing options for those who rely on financial support.

Currently, we are one of 바카라사이트 few publishers to include hybrid journals in our discount and waiver programme, and it seems to be making a difference. Since we extended 바카라사이트 policy to our entire journal portfolio in July 2022, we¡¯ve seen a 96 per cent increase in OA articles in our hybrid journals from authors from lower- and middle-income economies.

We recognise that waivers and discounts alone are unlikely to provide 바카라사이트 whole solution to creating an equitable fully OA publishing system in 바카라사이트 longer term. But, at 바카라사이트 moment, 바카라사이트y are vital to assuring that published work represents 바카라사이트 diversity of 바카라사이트 scientific community and that papers are published in 바카라사이트 journal that represents 바카라사이트 best fit.?

Daniel Keirs is head of journal strategy and performance at IOP Publishing.