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A mega journal (also mega-journal and megajournal) is a peer-reviewed academic open access journal designed to be much larger than a traditional journal by exerting low selectivity among accepted articles. It was pioneered by ''PLOS ONE''.〔〔 This sustainable publishing model〔 was soon emulated by other publishers. ==Definition== A mega journal has the following defining characteristics: * broad coverage of different subject areas;〔〔〔〔〔 * accepting articles for publication based on whether they are technically sound rather than selecting for perceived importance;〔〔〔〔〔〔 and * author-pays model of open access where costs are covered by an article processing charge.〔〔〔 Other less universal characteristics are * "an accelerated review and publication process",〔 "fast turnaround time";〔 and * "a large editorial board of academic editors",〔 "academic editors".〔 (instead of professional editors) Mega journals are also always online-only — with no printed version — and are fully open access, in contrast to hybrid open access journals. Some predatory open access publishers use the mega journal model.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mega journal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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