A matter of distribution: APC logic against consortial funding mechanism

Martin Paul Eve

doi:10.7557/5.4240

Authors

Martin Paul Eve Birkbeck, University of London http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5589-8511

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/5.4240

Abstract

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Article and Book Processing Charges have become one of the most common mechanisms for paying for gold open access. It is envisaged that this looks like a “flip” from a purchase model to a service model. However, the change in distribution that is effected in such a transition is substantial.

In this talk, I will examine the economic distributions of APC mechanisms as opposed to consortial funding. I take examples from the monograph and journal publishing spaces. I also examine the distributional changes from the UK’s Research Excellence Framework’s proposed mandate for monographs. I finally then ask what the actual costs are in running a small scholarly publisher and how the distributional changes implied by APCs – a move from fixed costs to unit costs – hit such entities.

In all, this talk aims to provoke discussion about alternative models and mitigating strategies for collectively underwriting open access.

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Author Biography

Martin Paul Eve, Birkbeck, University of London

Martin Paul Eve, Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London. He has been heavily involved in UK policy efforts around open access for the past few years and he co-founded and runs the Open Library of Humanities. Martin's talk is

titled: "A Matter of Distribution: APC Logic against Consortial Funding Mechanisms".