Letter

“Author pays” publishing model: Strategy is needed to get from A to B

BMJ 2003; 327 doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7405.54-a (Published 3 July 2003)
Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:54.2

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  1. Leo J M Waaijers, university librarian (leo.waaijers@wur.nl)
  1. PO Box 9100, 6700 HA Wageningen, Netherlands

    EDITOR—With reference to the editorial by Delamothe et al,1 last year my library paid €2.8m (£1.9m; $3.2m) for subscriptions to refereed journals. We could have saved this amount in a completely open access world, as all articles …

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