[Air-L] open-access is the future: boycott locked-down academic journals

[Heidelberg, Chris]

I agree with you both. It will take new PhD's like us to bind together
to create some of these new type of publications. Google Adsense is a
great start for online publications, along with University based
publishing, and corporate/foundation funding. I think that these new
type of journals could become great fundraisers too. As far a media
consolidation, this is a worldwide result of de-regulation and laws like
the Telecom Act of 1996 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. I used
open research and publishing through blogs as part of my dissertation
with agreement from my subjects who work in the field and are not afraid
of the media. This is the future! 

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academic journals

Martin Garthwaite wrote:
> You're certainly not crazy, I currently have no plans for an academic 
> career when I finish my PhD, but I would challenge the concept of free
labour.
> Surely publishing papers in respected journals is an investment in 
> your career. Quality of papers not quantity I'm guessing is the goal
for most?

This assumes that quality and open-access are inconsistent.

Academics do not generally get paid for publishing papers in respected
journals.  Reviewers do not generally get paid for reviewing papers for
respected journals.  Both do get benefits, indirect but large.

The question before us is not "is it ok to get paid?"  The question is: 
"Can we find sustainable models for the publication and distribution of
academic content that are also consistent with the ideals of free
distribution and open access."

I think the answer is not just yes, but a resounding yes.
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