Open access to the scientific journal literature.
None of the advantages of traditional scientific journals need be sacrificed in order to provide free online access to scientific journal articles. Objections that open access to scientific journal literature requires the sacrifice of peer-review, revenue, copyright protection, or other strengths of traditional journals, are based on misunderstandings.
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Department of Philosophy, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana 47374, USA. peters@earlham.edu
D022126:Access to Information; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D010380:Peer Review / Q000592:standards; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*