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SUMMARY:Open access publishing: a pioneer’s perspective. - Ben Johnson\,
  BioMed Central
DTSTART:20140425T171500Z
DTEND:20140425T181500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Karyn Megy
DESCRIPTION:The last fifteen years have seen huge changes in scientific pu
 blishing. The traditional method of selling subscriptions to print journal
 s is slowly being replaced by online open access publishing\, whereby rese
 arch articles can be read and downloaded for free.\n\nOpen access provides
  maximum visibility for authors\, allows taxpayers to read the research th
 at they pay for and encourages research in emerging economies. The switch 
 to open access is not without controversy\, with opposition from some scie
 ntific publishers\, some learned societies and in some subject areas\, whe
 re there may be insufficient funds for the Article Processing Charges levi
 ed on authors at open access journals. \n\nThis talk will cover the histor
 y of open access publishing\, its strengths and weaknesses and some recent
  developments in online publishing and open data\, from the perspective of
  BioMed Central\, the world’s first open access publisher.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Wolfson College
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