More on scientific self-censorship....Bernard Lang has posted to the FOS Forum the full-text of Nature's the forthcoming editorial statement on its decision to suppress information that might be helpful to terrorists. Excerpt: "We recognize that on occasions an editor may conclude that the potential harm of publication outweighs the potential societal benefits. Under such circumstances, the paper should be modified, or not be published."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/17/2003 06:27:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
