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I understand that the situation is frustrating for scientists and academics, but I really hope that they understand that breaking the Elsevier's chokehold is go
by OskarS 8y ago
I understand that the situation is frustrating for scientists and academics, but I really hope that they understand that breaking the Elsevier's chokehold is good for science (and the world) in the long run.
- Vinnl 8y agoLet's hope so. The article cites Lynn Kamerlin, a vocal critic of the plan of many European funders to force a transition to Open Access. She authored an oft-cited petition against that plan [1]. Although it has many signatories, the opposite petition [2] that was initiated later managed to surpass it. That gives hope :) [1] https://sites.google.com/view/plansopenletter/home https://sites.google.com/view/plansopenletter/home [2] http://michaeleisen.org/petition/ http://michaeleisen.org/petition/
- czzr 8y agoElsevier publishes about 17-18% of the world’s research. It’s a lot, but they hardly have a chokehold.
- asdff 8y agoThat percent changes by field.