title: Commentary: open access, open business, closed fairness!
abstract: A strong trend to move from print to online publication is largely perceived in scientific and nonscientific fields. A growing number of publishers increasingly opt for online publication as an option or a compulsory alternative. From readers' perspective, this is a highly appreciated facility, but from the author's, things are different mainly because of excessive article processing charges (APC) that make the open access system sometimes as a hindrance for many authors but a lucrative enterprise for many shareholders, enticing the most traditional and conservative publishers.
authors.affiliation: a Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) , Paris , France.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moustafa
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D011643:Publishing / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011786:Quality Control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015871:Scientific Misconduct
keywords: article processing charge; free open access; golden open access; open access