Two short excerpts from an editorial by Jane Smith (deputy editor of BMJ), Online Firsts, BMJ 2003(6 Dec); 327(7427): 1302: "The BMJ is about to start posting its original research articles on bmj.com before they appear in the print BMJ", and, "Our plan is to post research articles as soon as they are edited". [The BMJ considered posting unedited manuscripts immediately after acceptance, but decided not to, for two reasons: unpopularity with about 50% of authors surveyed, and concerns about a possible need to post corrected versions].
Posted by
Jim Till at 12/08/2003 05:28:00 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.
