September 5, 2018
Release Date

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Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (2018)

Name: Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-09-05

1h 4m

Running Time

September 5, 2018
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Plot.

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary which focuses on the need for open access to research and science, questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers, examines the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top academic publisher Elsevier and looks at how that profit margin is often greater than some of the most profitable tech companies like Apple, Facebook and Google.

Where to Watch.

Rent

Currently Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Jason Schmitt

Director

Jason Schmitt

Producer

Russell Stone

Director of Photography

Emma Atkinson

Animation

Alex Hill

Animation

Amy Brand

Self

Details.

Release Date
September 5, 2018

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 4m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

creative commons

academia

publishing

open access

Wiki.

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Jason Schmitt. It documents the high profits and business practices of the academic publishing industry and the efforts of the open access movement to reform it. The film premiered at the Landmark Theater (E-Street) in Washington, DC on September 5, 2018, and was subsequently freely released online under a Creative Commons license Attribution 4.0 in keeping with the spirit of the film.