today there is need for open access so that everyone can access all scientific data regardless of financial conditions. but this has given rise to other type of financial burden on the researcher or scholars who wish to publish their work. the open access fees charged by journals is such that unless you have got funding there is little to no chance individual scholar can afford these fees.
this has become a source of income for the journals. And now most journals r becoming gold open access. again these new terminologies are hard to keep track of.
there should be funding available for these individuals whose institute dont have funding or are unwilling to pay open access charges.
if any one knows of funders who can fund such individuals it will be great.
See these discussions for recommendations:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Funders_for_article_publication_charges
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Funding_for_publication
https://www.researchgate.net/post/If_you_need_Fundraising_Help_for_Publication
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How-to-get-funding-for-an-open-access-Journal-publication
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How-can-I-find-a-funding-body-that-can-pay-the-fees-of-publishing-my-paper-in-an-open-access-journal
https://www.researchgate.net/post/funding_grants_to_publish_our_scholarly_article
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Seeking_help_for_funding_to_publish_a_research_paper
Hello Dr Shrikant Mali
Without regular funding - which is my constant situation - I have no other choice but to publish with minimalcosts in subscription jounals. As you say, this is a problem - far less reads and citations and longer times for review. Becase of my economic choice, I have these consequences.
This article provides a thoughtful discussion on OA.
Article The open access dilemma: how can costs be financed?
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