Further Research. Several paths for potential future research were identified after the review of the available publishing data. Developing a study to examine the “why” of author uptake and the motivations behind authors’ choice of open access publication would allow us to better understand the demand and impact of this and other agreements. Specifically, a mixed methods study incorporating both quantitative analysis of author and publisher data alongside a qualitative component comprising focus groups and/or survey data would enrich and deepen our understanding. Further exploring author uptake and author choice by academic discipline would be very helpful, both as a contribution to the literature as well as for practical outreach and engagement at Ohio State. Given the publishing portfolio of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, with wide and deep coverage in the humanities and social sciences, we could broaden our understanding of the impact of no-fee open access publishing on subject disciplines that tend not to have sizable grant funding. Interdisciplinarity is a focus of both ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Ohio State researchers, so further analysis of the author data to more fully understand disciplinary use would be an enlightening endeavor. With the addition of new agreements since first starting one with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, analyzing this pilot agreement alongside other pilot or initial read and publish agreements could aid in understanding the impact of these kinds of open access agreements at scale. How are funds maximized over time? Can we determine any formulas or rubrics that can aid in both high-level and specific assessment of read and publish agreements? During our pilot implementation and analysis, our realization grew that author payment models can be an equity challenge, with effects beyond our institution. Importantly then, how can we address, measure, and reckon with the equity challenges of open access agreements that rely on author-side payment models, and their global effect?
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