Mohd. Aqil, Open access publishing: a boon for scientific community, Medical Science Monitor 10(5), LE5 (May 2004). (Free with registration.) Aqil writes a laudatory letter praising open access journals (in particular Medical Science Monitor,) calling OA "a win-win situation for everyone," and remarking how it increases convenience and rapid access to scientific information. As for whether some journals are more reliable than others, Aqil states inclusion in indexing and abstracting services would be a helpful indicator of quality. The writer does not agree with the author-payment model, however, and suggests that OA journals might best be supported by advertising. Finally, he touts the benefits of OA for scientists in the developing world and opines that "the best" will be encouraged by it.
Posted by
Garrett at 5/12/2004 11:02:00 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.
