Four ways open access enhances academic freedom | Impact of Social Sciences
abernard102@gmail.com 2013-09-22
Summary:
"Curt Rice examines the tension between academic freedom and open access policies. Coercive requirements to publish in open access journals could restrict academic freedom and this must be monitored. But he finds that overall, open access policies strengthen academic freedom in many more ways, particularly through copyright, interference, citations, and archiving issues."