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List of terms for Science publishing
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User-pays model
A financial model for academic publishing whereby someone wishing to use scientific information (generally a researcher) pays for access by purchasing a journal article, issue or subscription. This contrasts with the producer-pays model (see above) in which the producers of scientific information finance publishing costs by paying author fees.
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
