SOAP project (study of open access publishing) presents final results

摘要

The SOAP project, presented its final results on January 13, 2011 in Berlin to an audience of publishers, librarians, and funding agencies, including the European Commission. The project, which runs from March 2009 to February 2011 describes and analyses the open access (OA) publishing landscape and provides facts and evidence allowing libraries, publishers, and funding agencies to assess drivers and barriers, risks, and opportunities in the transition to OA publishing. The project is co-funded by the European Commission comprises publishers (BioMed Central, SAGE Publication Ltd, Springer Science, and Business