The Journal of Political Philosophy has taken a step towards open access, by making several key articles available without charge. As readers of Legal Theory Blog know, I believe that open access is vitally important and that publication in any venue that does not provide open access is irresponsible scholarship. I applaud this step, and urge the Journal of Political Philosophy to make all articles available through an open access system.
The journal links to seven "free sample articles" on its home page but doesn't link to an announcement or explanation. So far, it looks more like a marketing ploy than a new access policy.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/27/2006 12:17:00 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.
