Peter Suber, in the most recent issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter, examines 25 myths surrounding open access. Some of the myths include “OA journals couldn’t possibly pay their bills” and “OA deprives authors of royalties.” From the newsletter:
OA journals can use the same peer review procedures, the same standards, and even the same people as toll access (TA) journals. This isn’t hypothetical, and actually happens whenever established TA journals convert to OA. The key variables in journal quality are the quality of authors, the quality of editors, and the quality of referees, all of which are independent of the journal’s price or medium.
