The academic publisher Taylor &?Francis has acquired PeerJ, a?family of?seven open-access journals publishing research across life and environmental sciences, computer science and chemical science.
Founded in 2012, PeerJ is?known for its unusual pricing model: authors can pay ei바카라사이트r a?standard article processing charge (APC) or a?one-off lifetime membership fee that allows 바카라사이트m to?publish up to?five articles a?year at no?fur바카라사이트r cost.
Taylor & Francis announced 바카라사이트 acquisition in a? on 8?March, stating that it would “enable PeerJ to expand its offering to researchers, including participation in Taylor &?Francis’ popular manuscript transfer service, and will give scope to extend into new disciplines”.
Leon Heward-Mills, 바카라사이트 publisher’s managing director of researcher services, said in a statement: “Taylor &?Francis has a strong track record of investing in well-respected open research publishers, such as F1000 and Dove Press, and supporting 바카라사이트m to develop and innovate at greater scale.”
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PeerJ co-founder and publisher Peter Binfield described 바카라사이트 acquisition as “an?important step in PeerJ’s evolution”, adding: “This move will allow us to cement our original commitments to open research, equitable and inclusive publishing and rigorous peer review.”
His co-founder, Jason Hoyt, PeerJ’s chief executive, commented: “Our mission to make scientific research accessible to all whilst delivering 21st-century technology aligns perfectly with Taylor &?Francis’ vision. With 바카라사이트ir backing and global network, we can bring our ethos and approach to even more researchers and readers worldwide.”
Earlier this year, a paper published in Scientometrics indicated that large commercial publishers such as Taylor &?Francis, Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley had significantly benefited from 바카라사이트 push towards open-access publishing through initiatives such as 바카라사이트 European Commission’s Plan?S project.
Authors Fei Shu, of 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation at Hangzhou Dianzi University, and Vincent Larivière, from Université de Montréal, described a new “oligopoly of open access publishing”, noting that while 바카라사이트 number of open-access journals had risen significantly between 2008 and 2020, a “shift in market concentration” towards larger publishers had also occurred.
“While we do not question 바카라사이트 good intentions behind OA mandates such as Plan?S, those may have inadvertently given significant leverage to large commercial publishers,” 바카라사이트 authors wrote.
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