Challenges and opportunities for open access book publishing: A perspective from a society publisher in the geosciences.
The American Geophysical Union (AGU), a scholarly society serving the Earth and space sciences, has a conventional books portfolio with their publisher, Wiley, and a new partnership with the Geological Society of London for an open access (OA) book series. The latter serves authors who need (because...
| Publicado en: | Area (0004-0894) Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 1 - 7 |
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Sep2025
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