On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Heather Morrison < heather.morri...@uottawa.ca> wrote:
> All of the 14 largest publishers listed in DOAJ that have article > processing charges (by number of journals published) are commercial in > nature, to the best of my knowledge (if any are not-for-profit, correction > would be appreciated). > "PLOS is a non-profit organization that supports itself largely through its publishing activities." from www.plos.org It is important to realize that "commercial" and "for-profit" are not synonymous. PLoS is a commercial non-profit organization. "Commercial" is a wide concept but it is generally agreed that this includes any form of transaction of value, including teaching (students pay fees to be taught). -- Peter Murray-Rust Reader in Molecular Informatics Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry University of Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK +44-1223-763069
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