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| November 06, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tracey Caldwell

EPS report gets mixed reviews

Tracey Caldwell

A report on the state of scholarly publishing in the UK will provide the government with an evidence base for the first time. The report was commissioned to enable policy development on promotion, support and development of a world-class scholarly communications system in the UK. But critics say the report is biased and limited in scope.

The Research Information Network (RIN), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Research Councils UK (RCUK) commissioned the review, which looked into the operation and costs of scholarly journal publishing. Market consultants Electronic Publishing Services (EPS) carried out the research, before a panel of representatives from the research, publishing and library communities checked the data and the conclusions. The panel was created by the sponsors.

The report presents the evidence available in six areas: the volume and value of the academic journal market; journal supply-side economics; usage; citations and impact factors; disciplinary differences; and costs and the impact of open access journals and of digital repositories.

Stevan Harnad, a supporter of open access through self-archiving, accused the report of slanting towards the publishing ...

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