August 30, 2004

The tides are changing for scientific publishing

USATODAY.com - Scientists want research papers freely available. Having this issue voiced in USA Today hopefully means that lay individuals will begin to see the importance of open access. I particularly like this line in the article referring to the current publishing business model:

"It's the biggest scam ever," says letter-signer and 1993 Nobel Prize winner Richard Roberts.

Posted by johnvu at August 30, 2004 12:44 PM
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