"The system is obviously bonkers": The APC Trap and the bind of scholarly publishing across four research intensive institutions in the U.S.
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0351430
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- 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0351430,
title = {"The system is obviously bonkers": The APC Trap and the bind of scholarly publishing across four research intensive institutions in the U.S.},
author = {Cantrell MH and Caldwell R and Mezick JA and Estill M and Collister LB},
year = {2026},
journal = {PloS one},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0351430},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351430}
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TY - JOUR TI - "The system is obviously bonkers": The APC Trap and the bind of scholarly publishing across four research intensive institutions in the U.S. AU - Cantrell MH AU - Caldwell R AU - Mezick JA AU - Estill M AU - Collister LB PY - 2026 JO - PloS one DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0351430 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351430 ER -
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MH, C., R, C., JA, M., M, E., & LB, C. (2026). "The system is obviously bonkers": The APC Trap and the bind of scholarly publishing across four research intensive institutions in the U.S.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0351430
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