All of us know who the real buck chasing publishers are, and they are not the scholarly organizations like ESA. Elsevier Press comes to mind. I'm not sure what Wayne means when he says, "Concentrate on the work rather than the buck." One certainly doesn't get any bucks for publishing in a traditional journal. One does get some degree of recognition, depending on the paper and how successful one is in getting multiple papers published. But by and large, there is no profit in it for authors. For Elsevier, there is profit. For ESA, ASLO, ASIH .........., hmmmm....... .
If science wants to turn from traditional, peer reviewed publication to a free for all, well, it will do so. But we need to be very careful about doing away with our scholarly organizations. Whether we own up to it or not, that is what is being proposed. mcneely ---- Wayne Tyson <[email protected]> wrote: > Honorable Forum: > > >From > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=1 > > "Researchers should cut off commercial journals' supply of papers by > publishing exclusively in one of the many "open-access" journals that are > perfectly capable of managing peer review . . ." > > That is, AVOID the "prestigious" journals and concentrate on the work rather > than the buck. Be on the leading edge of advancing science in all directions > rather than depriving the "lay" public of the fruits of your talent and > effort. > > WT > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Inouye" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:32 PM > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] NYT OP-ED piece about public access to research > publications > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1416 / Virus Database: 2109/4136 - Release Date: 01/11/12 > > -- David McNeely
