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The Inevitability of Open Access

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Title: The Inevitability of Open Access
Language: English
Authors: Lewis, David W.
Source: College & Research Libraries. Sep 2012 73(5):493-506.
Availability: Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Periodicals, Access to Information, Scholarship, Electronic Publishing, Innovation, Publishing Industry, Internet
DOI: 10.5860/crl-299
ISSN: 0010-0870
Abstract: Open access (OA) is an alternative business model for the publication of scholarly journals. It makes articles freely available to readers on the Internet and covers the costs associated with publication through means other than subscriptions. This article argues that Gold OA, where all of the articles of a journal are available at the time of publication, is a disruptive innovation as defined by business theorist Clayton Christensen. Using methods described by Christensen, we can predict the growth of Gold OA. This analysis suggests that Gold OA could account for 50 percent of the scholarly journal articles sometime between 2017 and 2021, and 90 percent of articles as soon as 2020 and more conservatively by 2025.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1064926
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Open access (OA) is an alternative business model for the publication of scholarly journals. It makes articles freely available to readers on the Internet and covers the costs associated with publication through means other than subscriptions. This article argues that Gold OA, where all of the articles of a journal are available at the time of publication, is a disruptive innovation as defined by business theorist Clayton Christensen. Using methods described by Christensen, we can predict the growth of Gold OA. This analysis suggests that Gold OA could account for 50 percent of the scholarly journal articles sometime between 2017 and 2021, and 90 percent of articles as soon as 2020 and more conservatively by 2025.
ISSN:0010-0870
DOI:10.5860/crl-299