Eric,
What is the significance of 0.8% (83/10,429) ?
What useful metrics can you draw from that ?
Why would Springer deserve a kudo ? Just for "transparency"?
What's new if it becomes clear that double-dipping means taking underfunded
academic institutions for a ride ?
Greetings,
Bernard
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The percentage of OA articles is useful, but no guarantee against double
dipping. Subscription publishers set the price. If your normal price increase
would be about 5% (well above inflation, but typical in scholarly publishing),
but you want to look like you're not double dipping, you can simpl