The Continued Movement for Open Access to Peer-Reviewed Literature – Corrected Proof

Purpose: To provide a current overview of the movement for open access to the peer review literature.Design: Perspective.Methods: Literature review of recent advances in the open access movement with a personal viewpoint of the nuances of the movement.Results: The open access movement is complex, with many different constituents. The idealists for the open access movement are seeking open access to the literature but also to the data that constitute the research within the manuscript. The business model of the traditional subscription journal is being scrutinized in relation to the surge in the number of open access journals. Within this environment (Read more...)

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