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The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era

  • Vincent Larivière ,

    * E-mail: vincent.lariviere@umontreal.ca

    Affiliations École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC. H3C 3J7, Canada, Observatoire des Sciences et des Technologies (OST), Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie (CIRST), Université du Québec à Montréal, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC. H3C 3P8, Canada

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  • Stefanie Haustein,

    Affiliation École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC. H3C 3J7, Canada

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  • Philippe Mongeon

    Affiliation École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC. H3C 3J7, Canada

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The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era

  • Vincent Larivière, 
  • Stefanie Haustein, 
  • Philippe Mongeon
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  • Published: June 10, 2015
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127502
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