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European Journal of Taxonomy: a public collaborative project in Open Access scholarly communication
Bénichou, L.; Martens, K.; Higley, G.; Gérard, I.; Dessein, S.; Duin, D.; Costello, M.J. (2013). European Journal of Taxonomy: a public collaborative project in Open Access scholarly communication. Scholarly and Research Communication 4(1): 16 pp
In: Scholarly and Research Communication. CCSP Press: Vancouver. ISSN 1923-0702, more
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Keywords
    Classification > Taxonomy
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Author keywords
    Taxonomy; European consortium; Natural history institutions; Open Access; Scientific publishing

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  • Bénichou, L.
  • Martens, K., more
  • Higley, G.
  • Gérard, I., more
  • Dessein, S., more
  • Duin, D.
  • Costello, M.J., more

Abstract
    Most natural history institutions in Europe have been scientific publishers since their foundation and have a long scholarly publishing tradition. Nowadays, they are confronted with rapid technological developments and face complex strategic and technical questions related to visibility, access, format, and the financial structure of their titles. These issues require a common vision and an international strategy to ensure that the community acts in a consistent and coordinated way. A consortium of institutions is thus launching the European Journal of Taxonomy to provide an alternative public open-access business model, where neither authors nor readers have to pay fees for subscriptions or publication. This paper focuses on the benefits for the institutions on taking greater control over their communication process.

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