The October 24 issue of Science, volume 302, number 5645, contains a total of three "News Focus" contributions on open access, by David Malakoff, pages 550-554. In addition to the contribution that outlines the PLoS model and focuses on the cost per article, there are also brief comments on definitions of open access, and on the changes in publishing models by JHEP (see: Announcement on recent changes concerning JHEP) and BMJ (see: Paying for bmj.com).
Posted by
Jim Till at 10/23/2003 09:45:00 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.
