Helen Pearson, Free science journal hits press, Nature, October 10, 2003 (free even for non-subscribers). Nothing new here, just a prominent alert that the launch is coming on Monday. At end end of this short article Pearson tells readers that PLoS Biology will be peer reviewed. But in the body of the article she juxtaposes open access with the views of some scientists who question the effectiveness of peer review, thereby leaving the false impression that the two topics are somehow connected. This is either sloppy writing or a cunning slur.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 10/10/2003 09:52:00 AM.
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.
