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  • highlights from the soap project survey what scientists think about Open Access Publishing
    arXiv: Digital Libraries, 2011
    Co-Authors: Suenje Dallmeiertiesse, Jenni Hyppoelae, Chris Leonard, Robe Darby, Ettina Goerne, P Igokemenes, Deborah Kah, Simo Lambe, Anja Lengenfelde, Salvatore Mele
    Abstract:

    The SOAP (Study of Open Access Publishing) project has run a large-scale survey of the attitudes of researchers on, and the experiences with, Open Access Publishing. Around forty thousands answers were collected across disciplines and around the world, showing an overwhelming support for the idea of Open Access, while highlighting funding and (perceived) quality as the main barriers to Publishing in Open Access journals. This article serves as an introduction to the survey and presents this and other highlights from a preliminary analysis of the survey responses. To allow a maximal re-use of the information collected by this survey, the data are hereby released under a CC0 waiver, so to allow libraries, publishers, funding agencies and academics to further analyse risks and opportunities, drivers and barriers, in the transition to Open Access Publishing.

  • First results of the SOAP project. Open Access Publishing in 2010
    arXiv: Digital Libraries, 2010
    Co-Authors: Suenje Dallmeier-tiessen, Deborah Kahn, Bettina Goerner, Robert Darby, Jenni Hyppoelae, P. Igo-kemenes, Simon Lambert, Anja Lengenfelder, Chris Leonard, Salvatore Mele
    Abstract:

    The SOAP (Study of Open Access Publishing) project has compiled data on the present offer for Open Access Publishing in online peer-reviewed journals. Starting from the Directory of Open Access Journals, several sources of data are considered, including inspection of journal web site and direct inquiries within the Publishing industry. Several results are derived and discussed, together with their correlations: the number of Open Access journals and articles; their subject area; the starting date of Open Access journals; the size and business models of Open Access publishers; the licensing models; the presence of an impact factor; the uptake of hybrid Open Access.

  • ICADL - Open Access Publishing: an initial discussion of income sources, scholarly journals and publishers
    The Role of Digital Libraries in a Time of Global Change, 2010
    Co-Authors: Panayiota Polydoratou, Margit Palzenberger, Ralf Schimmer, Salvatore Mele
    Abstract:

    The Study for Open Access Publishing (SOAP) project is one of the initiatives undertaken to explore the risks and opportunities of the transition to Open Access Publishing. Some of the early analyses of Open Access journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) show that more than half of the Open Access Publishing initiatives were undertaken by smaller publishers, learned societies and few Publishing houses that own a large number of journal titles. Regarding income sources as means for sustaining a journal's functions, "article processing charges", "membership fee" and "advertisement" are the predominant options for the Publishing houses; "subscription to the print version of the journal", "sponsorship" and somewhat less the "article processing charges" have the highest incidences for all other publishers.

Nabila Shehabeddine - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.