Kudos to @AnnualReviews for converting the first 15 volumes of its backfile to #OpenAccess.
https://scienmag.com/conversion-to-open-access-using-equitable-new-model-sees-upsurge-in-usage-of-expert-scientific-knowledge/

#Usage rose sharply: "Article access doubled or tripled and continues to rise, with usage not just from subscribers but from local governments and businesses, foundations, professionals and interested members of society [#lay readers]. The increase of usage in low- or middle-income countries (#LMIC) is especially notable."

#SubscribeToOpen #S2O

@aarontay @rmounce

For legal scholars, who, by the way, in most cases in Germany get money from publishers for their content (which makes it hard for them to adopt oa practises.....), the publisher-induced reputation counts for a lot. But there is an interesting disruptive development to watch: The more legal scholars publish for free via open access platforms, the more likely it is that publishers will get involved in #S2O models.

@aarontay @rmounce

FYI take a look at https://www.nomos.de/zeitschriften/ruz/

RUZ is an #S2O #openaccess acedemic legal journal whose reputation is derived from the editorial board & the publishers name, well recognized in the legal sciences.

A fixed circle of customers of libraries finances the journal, but neither publishers nor readers have to pay.