Total agreement with this article. In fact, I alluded to this a while back in TIPS. Here's an excerpt from the article:
--------- Everyone claims to agree that people should be encouraged to understand science and other academic research. Without current knowledge, we cannot make coherent democratic decisions. But the publishers have slapped a padlock and a "keep out" sign on the gates. You might resent Murdoch's paywall policy, in which he charges £1 for 24 hours of access to the Times and Sunday Times. But at least in that period you can read and download as many articles as you like. Reading a single article published by one of Elsevier's journals will cost you $31.50. Springer charges €34.95, Wiley-Blackwell, $42. -------- The lowest price I've seen recently for one article from a psych journal is $11.50. Still too much. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Aug 31, 2011, at 6:40 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > On the high cost of academic articles for non-subscribers: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/academic-publishers-murdoch-socialist?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+theguardian/commentisfree/rss+%28Comment+is+free%29 > > or: > http://tinyurl.com/3jb7sc3 > > As someone who has (reluctantly) coughed up on occasion, I'd be > interested to hear views of TIPSters on this issue. Is there economic > justification for the high cost of obtaining articles from academic > journals? > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > [email protected] > http://www.esterson.org > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=12345 > or send a blank email to > leave-12345-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=12346 or send a blank email to leave-12346-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
