Academic journals remain unnecessary and unhealthy whilst open access archives such as arXiv continue to grow

Coles, Peter (2011) Academic journals remain unnecessary and unhealthy whilst open access archives such as arXiv continue to grow. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (21 Sep 2011). Website.

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With little money in science research, some believe that it is inappropriate for research councils to pay for costly journal subscriptions. Peter Coles dissects what he believes to be the “parasitic” nature of journal subscriptions, arguing that open access e-print archives, such as physicist favourite arXiv, could be the future of academic publishing.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2011 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2013 07:43
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 17:56
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/52096

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