Lewis, David W.2016-05-242016-05-242016-05David W. Lewis, "The Scholarly Article is Rebar," May 2016https://hdl.handle.net/1805/9637https://doi.org/10.7912/C21P92This paper argues that Elsevier's acquisition of the Social Science Research Network is a sign that it is moving up market in response to disruption from open access competitors. This is what business theorist Clayton Christensen would have predicted.en-USAttribution 3.0 United StatesOpen AccessElsevierSocial Science Research NetworkDisruptive InnovationOpen access publishingDisruptive technologiesThe Scholarly Article is RebarWorking Paper10.7912/C21P92