As a follow on to yesterday's blog post ...
Dear all
A timely contribution in todays Guardian:
Randy Schekman, who receives the Nobel prize on Tuesday, explains why he's eschewing the 'luxury' journals in favour of Open Access.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/09/nobel-winner-boycott-science-journals
Nata
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Hi Nata and All,
Thanks for this article ...
Sample, Ian. 2013. [ http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/09/nobel-winner-boycott-science-journals Nobel winner declares boycott of top science journals: Randy Schekman says his lab will no longer send papers to Nature, Cell and Science as they distort scientific process]. Monday 9. Manchester, England: The Guardian. ...
which I added to the following wiki subjects at World University and School, as an example of open access and academia.edu (also added you in academia.edu with my academia.edu URL below) ...
Academic Journals at WUaS -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Journals_at_WUaS#World_University_and_School_Links ...
Intellectual Property - IP Law -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Intellectual_Property_-_IP_Law#World_University_and_School_Links -
Open Access Resources -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Open_Access_Resources#World_University_and_School_Links -
Science -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science#World_University_and_School_Links -
I just enjoyed revisiting another article from Ian Sample in a similar vein from last year in the Academic Journals at WUaS ...
Sample, Ian. 2012. [ http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/apr/24/harvard-university-journal-publishers-prices Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices: University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls]. April 24. Manchester, UK: The Guardian.
Thanks again.
Cheers,
Scott
http://scottmacleod.com/
https://worlduniversityandschool.academia.edu/ScottMacLeod
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