- using business models in scientific publishing is unique, in particular when taking into account the firm relation such business models should have with the research process - the topic of business models in scientific publishing is currently relevant by the emergence of open access and other potential schemes that are possible in a digital information environment - the potential consequences this environment has for the development of libraries, publishers and other stakeholders will be sketched
The book deals with the issue of business models in scientific publishing and how these relate to the research process, i.e. support or inhibit this process. The researcher is taken as the starting point for the considerations to arrive at a comprehensive description of the publishing process as an integral part of the research process. Scientific publishing is thus an instrument for the researcher. The properties of the different business models are tested against this description, allowing an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of these models in supporting the research process.
