Martyn Rittman - Sustainability in Publishing: An Open Access Publisher’s View

elpub:4628 - ELectronic PUBlishing, June 20, 2018, Connecting the Knowledge Commons: From Projects to Sustainable Infrastructure - https://doi.org/10.4000/proceedings.elpub.2018.9
Sustainability in Publishing: An Open Access Publisher’s ViewArticle

Authors: Martyn Rittman ORCID1

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Sustainability is an essential part of the work of publishers. Here, the view of an open access publisher, MDPI, is presented with regards to sustainability within publishing. MDPI’s understanding of sustainability is given and some of the concrete actions it leads to. These include supporting umbrella initiatives, exploring alternative business and editorial models, elements of open science, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of published content. Our aim is to demonstrate actions that could be taken by other publishers and to invite dialog with the broader research community for how a large open access publisher can contribute to a sustainable knowledge ecosystem.


Volume: Connecting the Knowledge Commons: From Projects to Sustainable Infrastructure
Section: Practitioner Papers
Published on: June 20, 2018
Accepted on: June 20, 2018
Submitted on: June 20, 2018
Keywords: open access,sustainability,scholarly publishing, [ SHS.INFO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences

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