<div dir="ltr">Was this the year open access for science reached critical mass?<br><br>One hypothesis suggests that a transformative group needs to reach one-third to be prominent and persisting.<br><br>Rogers’ theory on the diffusion of innovations that will eventually reach saturation level says the first 2.5% are innovators. By the time you get to 16% the phase of early adopters could be ending.<div>
<br><a href="http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/absolutely-maybe/2013/12/26/open-access-2013-a-year-of-gaining-momentum/">http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/absolutely-maybe/2013/12/26/open-access-2013-a-year-of-gaining-momentum/</a></div>
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