Category Archives: RWA

How to access Open Access?

Posted on 7 February 2012 by Stephen

My train of thought is still running. Last week, taken aback by the revelation of Elsevier’s deep support for the Research Works Act, an anti open-access piece of US legislation, I declined to review a manuscript for the publisher and … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Society Journals and the Research Works Act

Posted on 31 January 2012 by Stephen

My previous post on Elsevier and the Research Works Act (RWA) stimulated a conversation on Twitter with Benoit Bruneau about the possible impact on the journals of scientific societies of moves to open access publishing.  This is an aspect of … Continue reading →

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