As open access (OA) crosses the 50% mark, it is increasingly apparent that the future of scholarly communications will look very different from its past. Implications include the creation of a services economy driven by OA and researcher/institutional self-publishing.
In this analysis, Outsell and Delta Think cut through the surface-level observations and delve into the deeper challenges that scholarly content providers are grappling with in response to the approaching Plan S and OSTP deadlines – and offer some essential remedial actions.