A short unsigned note from the December 18 Nature, p. 755: "Will the scientific literature in future be dominated by journals that do not charge their
readers? That is the goal of the 'open-access'
movement, which argues that the costs of
publishing should be borne up front by those
who fund research, rather than those who want
to read about it. Open-access journals, which
charge publication fees, have been proliferating
over the past few years. October saw the launch
of the most prominent, Public Library of Science
Biology, which is competing for top biology
papers with Nature, Science and Cell." (Thanks to Garrett Eastman.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 12/17/2003 08:07:00 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.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
