Elsevier Buys SSRN: What It Means for Scholarly Publication.

The article reports that publishing company Elsevier BV has acquired a website Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Topics discussed include Open Access (OA) has made strides in the intervening with the development of number of different OA models, models has not replaced traditional publishing of scholarly journals in print and online formats, Elsevier's goal is to enhance the capabilities of both platforms and Elsevier is adapting to shifting tides of academic and scholarly publishing.