An ethical issue for research authors

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"I think this move by restricted-access journals - to open access for a few weeks in response to major disasters - is welcome. *But* it also raises interesting moral and ethical questions about the status quo: the world's scholarly journals and other knowledge resource continue to be mainly restricted-access, while the silent and ongoing disaster continues: tens of thousands of people dying unnecessarily each day in developing countries - while policymakers, healthcare providers, and citizens lack access to the information they need to support policymaking, health care, and the capacity to make vital decisions for themselves and their loved ones...."

Link:

http://epublishingtrust.blogspot.com/2010/09/ethical-issue-for-research-authors.html

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) ยป Connotea Imports

Tags:

oa.new oa.south

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 16:24

Date published:

09/14/2010, 23:15