Academic publishing at a crossroads | University Affairs

"With their substantial means and extensive negotiating and lobbying experience, the major publishers have resolved to take control of the shift in academic publishing made possible, even inevitable, by the emergence of the internet. Accordingly, to ensure the 'unprecedented public good' envisioned by the founders of the open access movement, steps must be taken quickly to avoid wasting the opportunity afforded by this shift.

This can only happen if the groups whose mission includes, or should include, the pursuit of the 'public good' make this their top priority, and if researchers challenge the use of a journal’s 'prestige' and its impact factor as a means to measure the quality of articles and their authors."