Democratising Monograph Publishing or Preying on Researchers? Scholarly Recognition and Global 'Credibility Economies'.
As the global university sector continues to expand, ever more academic work is being published, including growing numbers of academic monographs. Digital technologies open up opportunities for publishers to reach new academic communities. Drawing on interviews with authors and publishers, case-stud...
| Publicado en: | Science as Culture Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 187 - 212 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2022
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