At a time when global research output is booming, access remains a privilege for the few. This article explores the irony of knowledge locked behind paywalls and argues for a publishing model where research truly reaches the people who need it most. If they published it, why can’t you read it?
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Tune in to this episode of InfoFire, where Dr. Jean-Claude Guédon delves into the history and future possibilities of Open Access, offering his unique perspective on where the movement has been and where it could be heading. Our discussion covered a broad spectrum of topics, including the mission of Open Access, the economics of funding and various business models, the controversial issue of Article Processing Charges (APCs), as well as debates surrounding scientific metrics, copyright issues, and more.
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The Open Access movement is the movement to make available or publish scholarly literature on the internet to readers free of charge and free of unnecessary licensing restrictions.
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In the field of Scientometrics (or Science of Science), whether novel ideas experience more difficulties in dissemination and adoption is of particular interest. Evidence has been found that highly novel papers and grant proposals often suffer from stricter scrutiny and are more likely to be negatively evaluated.
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R language is bringing open source to science. R is crossing over from just calculating statistics to scientific experimentation and bringing hacker culture. Thanks to R, the “open science” advocates are succeeding at getting science to go open source.
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What happens to all that data when the project is finished? How might it be shared for reuse in ways in which the original researchers had not thought of? How might it be made available for checking the results of that research or for possible new topics?
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Despite the immense value of scientific knowledge, academic publishing has long pursued an ethos of sharing rather than trade for profit.
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