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Tag Archives: Open Access
Sometimes I am lost for words…
Following on from yesterday’s momentous announcements from UK Government and RCUK on opening up access to research outputs funded by the British tax payer, John Wiley & Sons Inc. have announced the Geoscience Data Journal in partnership with the Royal Meteorological Society, … Continue reading
Posted in OpenAccess, Science
Tagged CC BY, geoscience data, John Wiley & Sons, Open Access, RCUK, Research Council UK, Royal Meteorological Society, UK Government, Wiley
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Thoughts on the proposed RCUK policy on Open Access to research outputs
Today is the last day of a consultation by Research Councils UK (RCUK) on its draft policy on Access to Research Outputs [PDF]. The proposals are a clear and strong statement that RCUK-funded research should be made available via open … Continue reading
Elsevier on Open Access part 2
Somehow I’m on Elsevier’s author mail-out listing and as such I received the first edition of their “Author’s Update” newsletter. Whilst nowhere near as misrepresentative of Open Access as their recent Editor’s Update issue (that I blogged about recently), it is … Continue reading
Posted in OpenAccess, Science
Tagged Budapest Open Access Initiative, CC BY, Creative Commons licenses, Elsevier, Open Access
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Elsevier on Open Access part 1
In the past few days I’ve come across two advertorials (articles or editorials if I’m being generous) from Elsevier in the context of newsletters sent to editors and authors. Here I consider the one sent to editors that Ross Mounce (@rossmounce) … Continue reading
I signed the Elsevier boycott pledge
After a little soul searching I signed the Elsevier boycott, pledging not to do any peer review or editorial work for any of that publishers titles. I have written before about my objections to Elsevier’s practices and have boycotted Wiley for similar reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in OpenAccess, Science
Tagged Boycott, Elsevier, Open Access, Peer review, Publishing
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The cost of subscribing to academic journals
Much has been written about the Research Works Act [you could do a lot worse than read Saurodpod Mike on the subject], academic publishing and the relationship between the scientists who do most of the work and the publishers who … Continue reading
Posted in OpenAccess, Science
Tagged Academic publishing, Elsevier, Open Access, Publishing, Research Works Act
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I’m on peer review strike!
There has been a lot of discussion on the interweb about the support for legislation in the US by the major academic publishers that would place stifling restrictions on access to Government-funded science outputs published in their journals. In effect, … Continue reading
Posted in OpenAccess, Politics, Science
Tagged Journals, Open Access, Peer review, Publishing, Research Works Act, RWA
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