Tag Archives: open access

Open Access vs. Local Politics

Posted on 2012.01.23 by Alan

Someone just asked me what I thought of Michael Eisen’s op-ed piece that came out in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago. Eisen wrote about a new bill in Congress that would roll back a NIH policy … Continue reading →

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Elsevier Makes Good: Original Wakefield Takedown Now Free

Posted on 2011.07.22 by Alan

Awhile back, I blogged about a particularly insidious glitch in the biomedical literature, in which a fraudulent study that caused enormous harm was available for free, while a contemporary – and strikingly prescient – commentary that eviscerated that study was … Continue reading →

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New Elsevier Slogan: “It’s All about The Benjamins”

Posted on 2011.05.27 by Alan

Regular readers of this blog (both of you), and regular listeners of This Week in Virology (all 10,000-plus of you) are by now quite familiar with a fellow named Andrew Wakefield, and the epic and ongoing public health catastrophe he … Continue reading →

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How about Walking the Walk?

Posted on 2011.04.19 by Alan

From the inbox: Below is information about articles being published in the April 19 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The information is not intended to substitute for the full articles as sources of information. Annals of Internal Medicine attribution … Continue reading →

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From the Inbox: Journal Spam

Posted on 2010.09.15 by Alan

Dear Colleague, The Journal of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research (JCBBR) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals (www.academicjournals.org/JCBBR). JCBBR is dedicated to increasing the depth of research across all areas of this subject. Translation: we’re launching … Continue reading →

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Step Right Up, Get Yer Fresh, Hot Data

Posted on 2010.01.22 by Alan

The Obama administration has announced the launch of a new website with troves of freely accessible data from across the government. The site includes major releases of several new datasets that agencies used to charge money for, as well as … Continue reading →

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Open Access: Who Pays?

Posted on 2008.05.14 by admin

Over the past few years, a model of scientific journal publishing called "Open access" has generated tremendous buzz. Relying heavily on digital technology, and preaching a gospel of free access to scientific information, open access journals allow anyone, anywhere, to … Continue reading →

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