"In defense of the book processing charge" (Presented at the 2023 Fiesole collection development retreat"
Hinchliffe, Lisa
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Title
"In defense of the book processing charge" (Presented at the 2023 Fiesole collection development retreat"
Author(s)
Hinchliffe, Lisa
Issue Date
2023
Keyword(s)
Open access
Publishing
Book processing charges
Monographs
Article processing charges
Abstract
The book processing charge is often commented upon as "so expensive" compared to the article processing charge. This presentation argues that comparing BPCs to APCs is problematic as it is based on a mistaken equivalency. Our understanding of the economics of scholarly publishing support would be better served by analyzing expenditure per scholar rather than expenditure per publication. This could also mitigate hegemony of STM open access financial models and further the development of funding models more suited to the humanities and other monograph-oriented fields of study.
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