Nature web focus: Access to the literature: the debate continues

Anonymous Patron writes “Nature web focus: Access to the literature: the debate continues Since authors question the value of what publishers are adding to scholarly communication, and feel they are already doing so much work themselves in preparing and reviewing for publication, it is hardly surprising that their perceptions of the costs needed to sustain the system are far lower than those of the publishers. ‘Can’t pay, won’t pay’ seems to be the general message.”

October 5, 2004 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. opaqueentity says:
    October 5, 2004 at 7:03 pm

    Are Authors all self-funded then?
    Never mind what the authors say they will pay to have access, its more likely to be their institution that pays the bills. And if companies like Nature keep putting their online journal costs up 40%+ a year for no apparant reason why are they wondering why we are getting fed up?

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