Cite As: David W. Lewis, "Conservation Biology as an Example of the Dilemmas Facing Scholarly Society Publishing," December 2018.

Abstract:

This paper looks and the journal Conservation Biology published by the Society of Conservation Biology. It considers the dilemmas that the society must confront as it confronts Plan S and the potential requirement that the journal change its economic model from hybrid to fully open access. The dilemmas are: 1. ethical; 2. concerning the value the society offers its members, and 3. financial.