Is open access disrupting the journal business? A perspective from comparing full adopters, partial adopters, and non-adopters

被引:3
作者
Zhang, Xijie [1 ]
机构
[1] Ilmenau Univ Technol, Ilmenau, Germany
关键词
Open access; Disruptive innovation; Price elasticity; Lerner index; Two-sided platform; SUBSCRIPTION PRICES; ECONOMICS JOURNALS; SCHOLARLY JOURNALS; PRICING PRACTICES; LERNER INDEX; POWER; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHERS; INNOVATION; LIBRARIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.joi.2024.101574
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Two decades after the inception of open access publishing (OA), its impact has remained a focal point in academic discourse. This study adopted a disruptive innovation framework to examine OA's influence on the traditional subscription market. It assesses the market power of gold journals (OA full adopters) in comparison with hybrid journals and closed-access journals (partial adopters and non-adopters). Additionally, it contrasts the market power between hybrid journals (partial adopters) and closed-access journals (non-adopters). Using the Lerner index to measure market power through price elasticity of demand, this study employs difference tests and multiple regressions. These findings indicate that OA full adopters disrupt the market power of non-adopting incumbents. However, by integrating the OA option into their business models, partial adopters can effectively mitigate this disruption and expand their influence from the traditional subscription market to the emerging OA paradigm.
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