Virtual Issue: Open Access Week 2014 - Methods in Ecology and Evolution

"Once more Open Access week has rolled around. At MEE we operate a hybrid model: although we are a subscription journal, authors can choose to make their papers open access (for a price - sorry). Over the past year, 21 papers have been published as open access (listed below). They span the range of topics we cover, including citizen science, using cell phones, and asking people nicely to not vandalise your equipment. There are several models for open access, and the Gold route - making the final version freely available - may not be for everyone. But we also let authors put pre-prints on the web (details here); this is an excellent way of getting more feedback on your manuscripts before a final version (there are other green OA models, but personally I think the preprint version has more advantages). So, enjoy these papers, and next time you have a paper accepted by MEE - or indeed any other journal with a hybrid model - consider making it open access for all to read. You might be surprised: someone might read it ..."