The Back and Forth On Open Access, The Scientist 18(8), 10 (April 26, 2004). Two letters address questions raised by Gallagher's "Above and Beyond Open Access" (see earlier posting.) Frank Russo pens an enthusiastic response to Gallagher's article, making the familiar complaint of the inaccessability of toll-based journals, alluding to the possibility that "publishing companies are conspiring against open access" and calling for "open review" as a way around social networks that often hinder researchers. Ray Greek, MD, however, states that Gallagher's example of the debate in BMJ on animal models is an oversimplification, and that reams of data from a variety of subdisciplines are not being viewed by the model's proponents. Greek writes: "While I support the practice of open access and rapid response, it is not, even under the best of circumstances, the most thorough of examinations. To attempt and pass off such as a final answer to a controversial issue begs the question: 'Why would one say such a thing?'"
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Garrett at 4/23/2004 11:49:00 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.
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.
