How are established, subscription-based publishers making the transition to open access?

Abstract

To some, the publishing industry seems to move at pace measured in geological ages, especially when compared to the fast-moving digital and technology industries. Many have described how publishers were caught on the back foot by the move of open access (OA) from the fringes of publishing to the mainstream, particularly within the UK following the publication of the 'Finch' Report 1. OA has had a marked influence on the publishing industry, leading publishers to reflect on current practices, to have a much more granular approach to systems and processes, and to be engaging even more than previously with other players in the publishing landscape. OA is both a strategic challenge and an opportunity. But for a publisher like Taylor & Francis with a significant number of subscription-based journals, OA creates new levels of complexity, and requires the ability to adapt to new requirements within short timeframes.How are established, subscriptionbased publishers making the transition to open access?

Reviewing and Ethics in the Online Academy

“…The academy of the future is here, as open-access transforms publishing, MOOCs transform pedagogy and academic communications become ever-increasingly digital and web-based (Cope & Phillips, 2009;Gardner & Green, 2014;Whitworth & Friedman, 2009). As academics in education, we use digital tools, such as computers and online platforms, as means to do what academics once did by hand or in person -rather than being interested in the Internet, apps, etc.…”