Ok, having flagged up two surveys in my previous post I have now done the second one. It seems to be for anyone worldwide but I wanted to bring it to people’s attention because it further clouds the definition of Open Access, whether deliberately or through ignorance I can’t say.
Fairly early on we have the following question:
6. What do you understand by the term ‘Open Access’? (Tick all those that apply)
Journals that are free to the reader
Journals that are free to the author
Journals that charge the author
Copies of journal articles freely available online (other than in the journal itself)
Not sure
Never heard the term
Other (please give details)
BBB doesn’t seem to even exist as an option!...Now, we can (and have) argued for a long time over definitions of OA and the role of BBB etc. But to not mention it at all does not seem helpful. Might I humbly suggest that all those who feel it appropriate do the survey and put something in the ‘Other’ box for Question 6? ....
Comment. The Biosciences Federation is willing to support OA journals if the OA business models can provide revenue assurances that BF doesn't even get from the subscription business model.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 1/17/2008 12:19:00 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.
