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Subscription model faces embargo threat.
Byline: Tracey Caldwell
Subscription model faces embargo threat
Tracey Caldwell
Librarians are likely to cancel journal subscriptions in favour of free access to peer-reviewed research via open access repositories, according to a study backed by the Publishing Research Consortium.
More than 400 librarians worldwide were questioned on their attitudes to OA. Conjoint analysis identified the importance of decision-making factors such as price, embargo period, article version and reliability of access.
The study found that librarians are sensitive to the embargo period: with a 24-month embargo, just over 50% prefer the paid-for version of a journal article. The peer-review process is also seen as crucial, although the post peer-review process is not seen as adding significant value.
Chris Beckett, director of Scholarly Information Strategies and author of the report, Self-Archiving and Journal Subscriptions, said: "I read reports claiming librarians would not cancel their subscriptions, but I find this unlikely. The sooner publishers develop alternatives to ...
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