What are we to do with feral publishers?

David Harvie; Geoff Lightfoot; Simon Lilley; Kenneth Weir

doi:10.1177/1350508412448859

What are we to do with feral publishers?

David Harvie, Geoff Lightfoot^*, Simon Lilley, Kenneth Weir

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School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

This article examines the profits and practices of commercial journal publishers and argues for an appropriate response from the academic community.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	905-914
Number of pages	10
Journal	Organization
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508412448859
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

Academic publishing
excess profit
exploitation
Informa plc
tax avoidance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Business,Management and Accounting
Strategy and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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10.1177/1350508412448859

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