Subbiah Arunachalam has written an account of the Open Access Workshops in Chennai, India (May 2-4 and 6-8, 2004). Excerpt: "While access to (and impact of) the peer-reviewed literature is a global issue, the impact of Indian research is of particular concern to Indian scientists and policy makers who feel that it receives less representation than it deserves in international journals. Besides, others in the rest of the world do not really notice much of the work that is carried out in India. If Indian scientists publish their papers in expensive journals, then even other Indian scientists do not notice them, as not many Indian institutions may subscribe to those journals. OA will improve access to Indian research and hence help to maximize its use, recognition (and citation) by researchers across the world. Indeed, OA will be of much greater advantage to developing countries than to the western countries....It is clear that technical infrastructure is no longer an issue both in India and elsewhere. It is a matter of leadership and institutional commitment." (PS: Also see Les Carr's account of the same workshops.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/22/2004 10:23:00 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.
