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Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market

We all know the journals market has rapidly consolidated over recent years. But where’s the data? I set out to find some numbers to put behind the common sense.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • 26 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Naiveté Scene — Open Source vs. Scale in Scholarly Publishing

Once again, the term “open” requires further thought to probe the pros and cons. With open source, we may be once again doing things that make the big bigger and the small less relevant.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 27, 2017
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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