[IRTalk] Should All Research Papers Be Free? - The New York Times

Hilton Gibson hilton.gibson at gmail.com
Sun Mar 13 10:59:29 SAST 2016


*Possibly the biggest barrier to open access is that scientists are judged
by where they have published* when they compete for jobs, promotions,
tenure and grant money. And the most prestigious journals, such as Cell,
Nature and The Lancet, also tend to be the most protective of their content.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/should-all-research-papers-be-free.html
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