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06 Feb 09

apophenia: open-access is the future: boycott locked-down academic journals

Awesome explanation / discussion of Open Access with a great list of suggested action for academics of all stripes

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  • When it comes to the trafficking of scholarship, much has changed since the journal system was created. There used to be a day when scholars would read everything new that was published in their field, or at least everything published in the top journals. The path to success was to publish in the top journals because it was assumed that everyone in the field would read it. For most fields, this is no longer the case. Young scholars are not indoctrinated into a field by reading every issue of the top journals. They are more likely to search for articles related to their topics of interest than to browse a few top journals. Being present in library catalogues and key databases is critical to visibility. Publishing in the top journals still increases one's likelihood of visibility and citation, but it's more about status now.
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