Matt Hodgkinson reports that Bioinformation, a self-described OA journal, formerly charged a publication fee while claiming not to, and formerly blocked all copying while claiming to block only copying for commercial use. However, the editor quickly fixed these problems when Matt pointed them out.
PS: Thanks to Matt for taking the time to write to the editor, and thanks to Prof. Kangueane for attending to the problems so promptly.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 8/04/2008 02:31:00 PM.
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.
