It's worth noting that Cosma Shalizi has been doing this for about six years now, and it's becoming increasingly popular in certain areas of academia. Backgrou

It's worth noting that Cosma Shalizi has been doing this for about six years now, and it's becoming increasingly popular in certain areas of academia. Background: http://masi.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/442.html http://masi.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/442.html http://masi.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/864.html http://masi.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/864.html http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/ http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-i...