title: Evolution of Nursing Science: Is Open Access the Answer?
abstract: The open access movement where journal content is made freely available over the Internet is purported to increase scientific exchange, yet has pros and cons. There are issues related to quality that need to be examined in relation to evolution of nursing science.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director of Community Health, University of Wyoming pclarke@uwyo.edu.
authors.forename: Pamela N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Research and Instruction Librarian, University of Wyoming.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D066295:Open Access Publishing
keywords: nursing science; open access; publishing; quality