Economic Implications of New Models for Information Supply for Science and Research in Germany
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The analysis compares three scholarly publishing models and the German NLP as if they were alternatives. In reality, of course, there are a number of variations and hybrids (e.g. delayed open access, open choice/author choice, etc.) and the models co-exist in various mixes in different fields of research and different countries. Nevertheless, these models do have some key defining characteristics, and those characteristics have cost implications for producers, intermediaries and the users and consumers of the content. They also have implications for the efficiency of research, the accessibility of research findings and their impacts, and, thereby, for returns to investment in R&D. This analysis of the potential benefits of more open access to research findings suggests that different publishing models can make a material difference to the benefits realised, as well as the costs faced. It seems likely that more open access would have substantial net benefits in the longer term and, while net benefits may be lower during a transitional period they are likely to be positive for both ‘author-pays’ open access publishing and the ‘over-lay journals’ alternatives (‘Gold OA’), and for parallel subscription publishing and self-archiving (‘Green OA’). The German National Licensing Program (NLP) returns substantial benefits and savings at a modest cost, returning one of the highest benefit/cost ratios available from unilateral national policies during a transitional period (second to that of ‘Green OA’ self-archiving). Whether ‘Green OA’ self-archiving in parallel with subscriptions is a sustainable model over the longer term is debateable, and what impact the NLP may have on the take up of OA alternatives is also an important consideration. So too is the potential for developments in OA or other scholarly publishing business models to significantly change the relative cost-benefit of the NLP over time. Self-evidently, the future is uncertain. The comparisons presented simply compare the costs and benefits for Germany of the alternative publishing models against each other and against the NLP. In interpreting the results, readers should consider whether any of the alternative publishing and dissemination models is more or less uncertain than the others.
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Bernius, S.
