Establishing a workflow for assessing open monograph business models: a case study from Oxford
By: David Watson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.742 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 9
Submitted on: Sep 24, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 28, 2025
Published on: Jun 2, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 David Watson, published by Ubiquity Press
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