超越APC：经济可持续的期刊开放获取出版模式研究

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Abstract: This paper systematically analyzes the challenges of the APC model， including pricing opacity， escalating costs， and inequitable access to publication， alongside the inherent limitations of transformative agreements as a transitional solution， particularly cost rigidity and persistently low journal flip rates. These findings reveal that APC-based economic logic is fundamentally ill-suited to sustaining journal OA publishing. The paper then examines the economic rationale， current practices， and practical challenges of three non-APC OA models ： Diamond OA， Green OA，and S2O. As the broader adoption of these models remains constrained by evaluation systems，academic culture， market structure， and infrastructure， progress requires coordinated efforts across four dimensions: reforming research assessment， shifting academic community norms and behavior， rebalancing power in the scholarly publishing market， and securing long-term public investment in open science infrastructure， with the ultimate aim of building a diversified portfolio of OA publishing models responsive to the varied needs of publishers， disciplines， and regions.

Key words: Open access　Academic publishing　APC　Academic equity　Economic sustainability

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Tian Zhengzheng. Beyond APC: Economically Sustainable Models for Journal Open Access Publishing[J]. Publishing Journal, 2026, 34(2): 87-97.

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