This document summarizes the history and evolution of scholarly publishing, including: - Commercial publishers began acquiring journals in the 1960s, dominating the market with high profit margins. - Journal prices skyrocketed in the 1990s-2000s beyond what libraries could afford, known as the "serials crisis". - The rise of open access emerged due to the internet and high journal costs, allowing unrestricted online access to peer-reviewed research. - Publishers were seen as only caring about profits, fueling a backlash against traditional models.

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©14 November 2019, Gregory J. Gordon

2. https://medium.com/@almeida_brian/the-long-and-winding-road-of-life-dd5df1f651d1

4. There is only one thing in life worse than being
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- Oscar Wilde

5. https://www.discogs.com/The-Beatles-The-Long-And-Winding-Road/master/81056

6. May 2016
Story of Gregg

7. The Funnel
Story of SSRNStory of Social Science Research NetworksStory of Super Special Research Networks

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Early Stage Research

14. Stage 1 Stage 3Stage 2

15. Individual Defined
SSRN Defined Subscriber Access
Site Access
Author Access
Libraries
Academic Institutions
Professional Firms
Publishing Partners
Database Content

17. § Commercialization: In the 1960s,
commercial publishers began acquiring top-
quality journals which were previously
published by nonprofit academic societies
§ Market Domination: Large commercial
publishers dominate the market with high
profit margins while smaller publishers
operated with lower margins
§ Serials Crisis: From the 1990s through the
2000s, prices for journals in certain areas
skyrocketed beyond the capacity of many
libraries or universities to keep up
Evolution of Scholarly Publishing
Open Access is a Step in the Evolution
§ Resulting Rise of Open Access: Due to the
proliferation of the Internet and rising journal
costs, Open Access, unrestricted online
access to peer-reviewed scholarly
research, arose
Failure of Trust: Publishers are seen as only
caring about their own bottom line - from 1986-
2003, the serials subscription prices rose 215%
while the Consumer Price Index rose 68% during
the same period
Digitization
Open
Access
Failure of trust and abuse of power
provide fertile ground for backlash
against traditional publishing models
Individual
Users create content, consume content
and enhance content AND no longer
need legacy publishing systems
Internet allows for easier dissemination
of information throughout the world and
creates friction with legacy systems

18. Future?

19. https://www.nexusinvestments.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/luke_darth.jpg

20. FUTURE
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/kumsal-bayazit-on-collaborating-to-support-the-research-community-the-next-chapter

21. Knowledge Graph
Data Model & Requirements
Article metadata – pii, date, version etc.
Domain ID –which domain is this content
Assertion Identifiers - URI
Assertion string – and x-path for xml location
Confidence score – quality score for accuracy
Author validation marker – indicator of author check
Assertion annotations – concepts found in assertion
Assertion semantics – triple store w/ relationships
Related concepts – search similar concepts/findings
Related assertions – search similar relationships
Related documents – list of docs with similar findings
Antonymical relationships – docs w/ opposite findings

22. Assertion Extraction and Use of Key Highlights
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