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Byline: mark chillingworth
Elsevier sponsors a more open-access article model
Nuclear physics authors can opt to pay for their articles to be published in six physics journals published by Elsevier under a new Sponsored Articles scheme which the company insists is very different from open access.
Six Elsevier physics journals have adopted the Sponsored Articles programme, which allows authors to pay a fee to ensure that their article is available for free on the Elsevier online service ScienceDirect. Only articles that have already been accepted for publication will be offered the sponsored option.
Nick Fowler, director of strategy at Elsevier, is adamant that Sponsored Articles is not a form of open access or a U-turn by the company. Sir Crispin Davis, Elsevier chief executive officer, fully backs the scheme, Fowler said. "Davis is explicitly opposed to the author-pays journal model because if you are an author and you submit an article and I'm editor, who knows I'll ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Elsevier sponsors a more open-access article model.(Elsevier Group...