Open Access and self-publishing in academic communication: a case study

• Published in: Library philosophy and practice pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Kumar, V Vimal, Dhanya, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lincoln Library Philosophy and Practice 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Collaboration; Copyright; Design; E-books; Essays; Higher education; Initiatives; Internet; Libraries; Library and information science; Licensing; Open access; Publishing industry; Scholarly communication; Scholarly publishing; Self publishing; Software; India

Commercial publishing houses dominate the academic publishing sector, and they discourage the sharing culture to protect business interests. Authors and institutions have no control over the publishing processes and lost the copyright on the works after publishing. The traditional model of publishin...