Vaughn, How to open the brain to everyone, Mind Hacks blog, February 21, 2005. Excerpt: 'The following suggests some ways in which you can support open access journals to boost their value in the science community, prevent career dilemmas, and help open up scientific research for the benefit of all....[2] Cite open access papers where relevant. Individual papers are often rated on how many times they are cited by other papers, so by referencing a paper, you are increasing its visibility to other researchers....[5] If you are a qualified scientist or academic, think about volunteering for the board of editors of an open access or free online journal. Journals are often judged on the quality of their editorial board, so the better editorial board they have, the more respected the journal will be. This will also look great on your CV....[7] If you have to publish in closed access journals, put a pre-print version of the paper on the web. It doesn't have to be fancy (the word processor document would do), but it's often useful to include the full reference to the published version for those who do have access.' (PS: This is a good list. More on #7: Also deposit your postprint in an OA repository. About 80% of surveyed TA journals allow it, and many of the rest will allow it if asked. Also see my own list of OA advice for authors.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/21/2005 03:50:00 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.
