Please check out an editorial piece published in the open access journal, PLoS Biology about openness and how it is in the best interest of science and the public it serves. The title of the editorial is, “Open Access to Research Is in the Public Interest” and here’s an excerpt to wet your appetite,
“For those of us who have dedicated our lives to science, public access is a two-way street. We can more easily read other scientists’ works (which helps our research), and they can read ours (making it far more likely to be cited). Younger researchers, educated and raised in the networked digital environment, are used to moving seamlessly from info source to info source. The scientific research environment should respond to and favor this effective work style.”
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Open Access to Research Is in the Public Interest
Please check out an editorial piece published in the open access journal, PLoS Biology about openness and how it is in the best interest of science and the public it serves. The title of the editorial is, “Open Access to Research Is in the Public Inte…
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