Evolution of the scholarly mega-journal, 2006–2017
« Mega-journals are a new kind of scholarly journal made possible by electronic publishing. They are open access (OA) and funded by charges, which authors pay for the publishing services. What distinguishes mega-journals from other OA journals is, in particular, a peer review focusing only on scientific trustworthiness. The journals can easily publish thousands of articles per year and there is no need to filter articles due to restricted slots in the publishing schedule. This study updates some earlier longitudinal studies of the evolution of mega-journals and their publication volumes. (…) »
source > peerj.com, Bo-Christer Björk, 9 février 2018, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4357
