Chemistry publication – making the revolution
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The advent of the Internet has been the impetus for the Open Access movement, a movement focused on expanding access to information principally by reducing the costs of journals. I argue here that the Open Access movement has had little impact on the chemistry co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cheminformatics |
| Online Access: | http://www.jcheminf.com/content/1/1/2 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>The advent of the Internet has been the impetus for the Open Access movement, a movement focused on expanding access to information principally by reducing the costs of journals. I argue here that the Open Access movement has had little impact on the chemistry community and has taken our attention away from the real opportunity to revolutionize scientific communication. I propose a plan that both reduces the total cost of publishing chemistry and enriches the literature through incorporation of Open Data. By publishing lots of data, available for ready re-use by all scientists, we can radically change the way science is communicated and ultimately performed.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1758-2946 |