Academic publishing is shifting towards openness, but what does the future look like for researchers, universities and publishers? Craig Nicholson delves in.
On the surface, the global academic publishing market appears to be thriving. A recent report valued the English-language journal market at €9 billion in 2017, with journal revenues rising by about 2 per cent a year.
But dig a little deeper, and the stability of businesses that have existed for up to centuries appears certain.
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