SSC 101 Week 9 Discussion: Scholarly Publishing Issues

Post: Write a post that is at least two full paragraphs long. A full paragraph is at least five sentences long. Write in grammatically correct English with accurate spelling. If quoting the reading use in-text citations in APALinks to an external site. or MLA formatLinks to an external site..

Respond to ALL of the following questions:

• What components of today’s academic publishing environment, if any, do you find to be troubling?
• Do you find that your sympathies lie with the publishers, the authors, the libraries or the colleges who support published research?
• What are your thoughts about the open access model of research publication? Do you see any flaws in this system? Do you think it is sustainable?