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Sociology journals reflect the larger environment for scholarly publishing. Over the past half century, titles have proliferated, with a growing proportion published by large commercial publishers. While the rise of the Internet has made journal publishing more efficient, rising costs have led to a crisis in libraries. Currently, advocates promote open access as a solution to these problems, but it is not clear whether this will work to sociology’s benefit.
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This paper benefitted from comments by Eric Best, Ryan Best, Karen Cerulo, Erin Daix, Betty Dobratz. and Jerry A. Jacobs.
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Best, J. Following the Money Across the Landscape of Sociology Journals. Am Soc 47, 158–173 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-015-9280-y
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