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Here be Dragons: Scientific Publishing, Copyright, and the Serials Crisis

Here be Dragons: Scientific Publishing, Copyright, and the Serials Crisis

BASIC OVERVIEW   Five publishers control more than 50% of all scientific publishing (ScienceDaily).   These publishers generally have had little to no role in either the funding or creation of the works that they publish, but they enjoy almost all the direct pecuniary rewards from their published material (Guardian). These works are guarded by […]