See:
http://www.scientificjournals.org/
Some quotes from the Home page:
SJI publishes more than 100 peer-reviewed open-access journals for
all disciplines. SJI has assembled a prestigious Editorial and
Advisory Board representing scholars from Yale, Oxford, Harvard,
Cambridge and hundreds of universities from around the world. SJI
maintains a rapid turnaround from submission to publication,
averaging 30 to 60 days. . . .
SJI is pioneering a new vision for scholarly publishing. All
traditional journals have very restrictive stylistic policies that
unduly create artificial barriers and in effect retard innovation and
creativity. SJI is dedicated to establishing a new paradigm for
academic publishing. . . .
The Open-Access Movement
In light of declarations supporting open access to research
literature from international bodies including the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) . . . , many scholars now
believe that open-access publishing is the wave of the future. The
open-access concept shifts the funding from the point of access or
subscription fees to the point of dissemination or processing
fees. During the past few years, the rising cost of research
journals has forced many individuals and institutions to cancel their
subscriptions. . . . [This] creates barriers for the scientific
community from scholarly interaction and access. Consequently, access
to scientific knowledge has gone into a state of decline in recent years.
Suppression of New Ideas & Innovation
Human history is riddled with examples of innovations and research
that had been suppressed and derogated by the leading science
community and the accepted scientific conventions of the time.
Throughout human history, many innovators became the victims of the
insults of the skeptical scientific, governmental and corporate power elites.
Many scientists and scholars know that disagreeing with the dominant
view is risky, especially when that view is backed by powerful
interest groups. . . .
Amen.
- Jed
