As Jan Velterop says, it makes little economic sense to develop such a "business plan"; yet it exists. We should probably ask why. One obvious but unlikely answer would be stupidity. A more likely answer is that it is to the advantages of the publishers, collectively, constantly to bring new , so-called "innovative" solutions to e-publishing. This is part of their competitive games, of course, but, more fundamentally, it muddies the waters of open access and it slows down acceptance. In this regard, Stevan is quite right: we do need a simple, clear message to the world.
But this message must be simple, not simplistic. Jean-Claude Guédon PS David Prosser is right, Green and Gold are enough. Free Gold is perfectly clear. Le vendredi 19 avril 2013 à 17:20 +0900, Andrew A. Adams a écrit : > Jan is right. It appears my institution has a subscription that I didn't know > about - when trying to access the papers from home, I now get directed to a > paywall. > > > -- Jean-Claude Guédon Professeur titulaire Littérature comparée Université de Montréal
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