Study on the economic and technical evolution of the scientific publication markets in Europe : final report - January 2006 / commissioned by DG-Research, European Commission, undertaken by Mathias Dewatripont [and others].

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2006.

108 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

"Community research" -- cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Overview of the market for scientific publishing -- Entry, prices, costs and quality -- Scientific publishing in the electronic era: insights from industrial economics -- Bundling strategies -- VAT issues -- Access to research outputs -- Electronic journals: permanent access and preservation -- Standards and interoperability -- Recommendations -- References -- List of acronyms -- Annex to the study on the economic and technical evolution of the scientific publication markets in Europe.