Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency
- Autores
- Terlizzi, María Sol; Zukerfeld, Mariano; Beigel, Maria Fernanda
- Año de publicación
- 2025
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The article explores the growing influence of Article Processing Charges (APCs) in academic publishing, especially in Argentina, and the challenges they pose for non-hegemonic countries. It highlights the shift from traditional subscription models to open access models, driven by commercial publishers, which often impose significant financial burdens on researchers and institutions. The study aims to examine the issues arising from these models, particularly the commercial open access system, to describes the actions developed by the National Agency for the promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation from Argentina, and to discuss some public policy proposals. One major finding is that APCs can exacerbate global inequalities in scientific publishing, as researchers from middle- and low-income countries struggle to afford these fees. This trend can distort research agendas and limit international collaborations. Besides, public research funding agencies play a crucial role in shaping publishing practices, and thus have the power to either promote or hinder more equitable publishing models. The article concludes that non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination. The study calls for reforms in both national and global publishing policies.
Fil: Terlizzi, María Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Zukerfeld, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimonides. Centro de Ciencia, Tecniologia y Sociedad.; Argentina
Fil: Beigel, Maria Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; Argentina - Materia
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Diamond Access Journals
Open Access Publishing
Article Processing Charges
Research funding policies - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
- Condiciones de uso
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
- Repositorio
- Institución
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- OAI Identificador
- oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/266425
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agencyTerlizzi, María SolZukerfeld, MarianoBeigel, Maria FernandaDiamond Access JournalsOpen Access PublishingArticle Processing ChargesResearch funding policieshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5The article explores the growing influence of Article Processing Charges (APCs) in academic publishing, especially in Argentina, and the challenges they pose for non-hegemonic countries. It highlights the shift from traditional subscription models to open access models, driven by commercial publishers, which often impose significant financial burdens on researchers and institutions. The study aims to examine the issues arising from these models, particularly the commercial open access system, to describes the actions developed by the National Agency for the promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation from Argentina, and to discuss some public policy proposals. One major finding is that APCs can exacerbate global inequalities in scientific publishing, as researchers from middle- and low-income countries struggle to afford these fees. This trend can distort research agendas and limit international collaborations. Besides, public research funding agencies play a crucial role in shaping publishing practices, and thus have the power to either promote or hinder more equitable publishing models. The article concludes that non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination. The study calls for reforms in both national and global publishing policies.Fil: Terlizzi, María Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Zukerfeld, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimonides. Centro de Ciencia, Tecniologia y Sociedad.; ArgentinaFil: Beigel, Maria Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; ArgentinaAcademia Brasileira de Ciencias2025-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/266425Terlizzi, María Sol; Zukerfeld, Mariano; Beigel, Maria Fernanda; Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency; Academia Brasileira de Ciencias; Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias; 97; 2; 5-2025; 1-130001-37651678-2690CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652025000201802&tlng=eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1590/0001-3765202520241184info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:56:21Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/266425instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:56:22.07CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency Terlizzi, María Sol Diamond Access Journals Open Access Publishing Article Processing Charges Research funding policies |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: An informed policy for the national research funding agency |
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Terlizzi, María Sol Zukerfeld, Mariano Beigel, Maria Fernanda |
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Terlizzi, María Sol |
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Terlizzi, María Sol Zukerfeld, Mariano Beigel, Maria Fernanda |
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Diamond Access Journals Open Access Publishing Article Processing Charges Research funding policies |
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The article explores the growing influence of Article Processing Charges (APCs) in academic publishing, especially in Argentina, and the challenges they pose for non-hegemonic countries. It highlights the shift from traditional subscription models to open access models, driven by commercial publishers, which often impose significant financial burdens on researchers and institutions. The study aims to examine the issues arising from these models, particularly the commercial open access system, to describes the actions developed by the National Agency for the promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation from Argentina, and to discuss some public policy proposals. One major finding is that APCs can exacerbate global inequalities in scientific publishing, as researchers from middle- and low-income countries struggle to afford these fees. This trend can distort research agendas and limit international collaborations. Besides, public research funding agencies play a crucial role in shaping publishing practices, and thus have the power to either promote or hinder more equitable publishing models. The article concludes that non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination. The study calls for reforms in both national and global publishing policies. Fil: Terlizzi, María Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina Fil: Zukerfeld, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimonides. Centro de Ciencia, Tecniologia y Sociedad.; Argentina Fil: Beigel, Maria Fernanda. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; Argentina |
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The article explores the growing influence of Article Processing Charges (APCs) in academic publishing, especially in Argentina, and the challenges they pose for non-hegemonic countries. It highlights the shift from traditional subscription models to open access models, driven by commercial publishers, which often impose significant financial burdens on researchers and institutions. The study aims to examine the issues arising from these models, particularly the commercial open access system, to describes the actions developed by the National Agency for the promotion of Research, Technological Development and Innovation from Argentina, and to discuss some public policy proposals. One major finding is that APCs can exacerbate global inequalities in scientific publishing, as researchers from middle- and low-income countries struggle to afford these fees. This trend can distort research agendas and limit international collaborations. Besides, public research funding agencies play a crucial role in shaping publishing practices, and thus have the power to either promote or hinder more equitable publishing models. The article concludes that non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination. The study calls for reforms in both national and global publishing policies. |
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