What Is the Price of Science? | mBio

peter.suber's bookmarks 2021-03-07

Summary:

Abstract:  The peer-reviewed scientific literature is the bedrock of science. However, scientific publishing is undergoing dramatic changes, which include the expansion of open access, an increased number of for-profit publication houses, and ready availability of preprint manuscripts that have not been peer reviewed. In this opinion article, we discuss the inequities and concerns that these changes have wrought.

 

Link:

https://mbio.asm.org/content/12/2/e00117-21

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oa.new oa.editorials oa.economics_of oa.peer_review oa.gold oa.fees oa.profits oa.jif oa.preprints oa.objections oa.debates oa.societies oa.versions oa.journals oa.metrics

Date tagged:

03/07/2021, 09:22

Date published:

03/07/2021, 04:21