The mainstream press in the U.S. is reporting --and amplifying-- a controversy over a recent JAMApaper concluding that "fetal perception of pain is unlikely before the third trimester." Mini Kahlon points out that the lay commentators who denounce the result generally make no reference to the evidence produced by the authors. The reason, she thinks, is that the full text is accessible only to subscribers. (Thanks to John Wilbanks.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/01/2005 08:49:00 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.
