[OAI-eprints] New channel of support for open-access publishing

[Peter Suber]

Thomas:  The quotation is from a PLoS press release.  I merely forwarded it 
to the forum.

      Peter



At 09:21 AM 1/14/2004 -0600, you wrote:

>   Peter Suber writes
>
> > Open-access publishers such as PLoS rely on revenue streams other than
> > subscription and site-license fees to recover their costs. In lieu of
> > asking readers to pay for access to PLoS Biology, PLoS requests a
> > $1500 charge for publication in the journal, which is often paid from
> > an author's research grant -- but which can now be largely offset by
> > funds from other sources within the author's institution.
>
>   $1500 per paper should be amply sufficient to fund the
>   publishing operation. I suggest that libraries to support other
>   ventures with more moderate charges.
>
>
>
>   Cheers,
>
>   Thomas Krichel                      mailto:krichel at openlib.org
>                                  http://openlib.org/home/krichel
>                              RePEc:per:1965-06-05:thomas_krichel