Big Publishing and the Economics of Competition.

• Autores: Kenneth R. de Camargo Jr.
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 104, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 8-10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author reflects on the commercial enterprise aspect of the scientific publishing industry. Topics include the costs associated with maintaining collections of journals by academic libraries, the presence of an oligopoly within the scientific publishing market, and the use of bibliometric indicators by publishers as a marketing strategy.