The whitepaper addresses the critical interplay between the health of the research enterprise and the dynamics of the scientific and scholarly publishing ecosystem. Over the past two decades, changes in publishing models, driven by policies, technology, and market forces, have led to disruptions within the academic publishing landscape. The Executive Summary of the white paper outlines key themes and questions for further investigation. Part 1 provides a historical overview of open-access publishing, illustrating the intricate relationships between researcher behavior, funder policies, and publisher business models. Part 2 presents a list of key questions categorized into six general areas: access and business models, research data, preprint publishing, peer review, costs to researchers and universities, and infrastructure.
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