http://the-scientist.com/2012/08/01/whither-science-publishing/
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1 thought on “Whither Science Publishing?”
“What isn’t a problem with the existing system…?”
…asks Michael Eisen. Very frank discussions on many aspects of open access from a variety of perspectives. He goes on "Every major aspect of the traditional journal system scientists use to communicate with each other was developed for a world in which information was disseminated in printed journals. And every single major aspect of this system—the format of papers, the structure of peer review, the subscription-based business model, and even the very existence of journals—has been rendered obsolete by the rise of the Internet."