A review of Open Access publishing
A review of the current state of open access publishing concludes that Peer review and copy-editing may be less rigorous with Full Open Access journals, amongst other controversial findings.
In the light that many of the organizations who requested the report publish under the traditional model one might want to question the independence of Kaufman-Wills, a consulting firm specializing in electronic publishing. The Scientist's feature (which notified me of the report) lists other questions and perspectives on the report, including the opinions of open access activists.
In the light that many of the organizations who requested the report publish under the traditional model one might want to question the independence of Kaufman-Wills, a consulting firm specializing in electronic publishing. The Scientist's feature (which notified me of the report) lists other questions and perspectives on the report, including the opinions of open access activists.
spitshine - 2005-10-12 21:18