On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:45 PM, David Richfield <davidrichfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > The system of charging readers for distribution of scientific information is > fundamentally flawed. Wikipedia demonstrates that it is cheap to host data. > Reviewers don't get paid. Companies pay plenty to advertise in journals. Why > do I have to pay $50 to read someone's research?
We need a Wikijournal project, where scientists can do all the functions of a journal without any prior approval-- collectively form groups, review, and publish. Free content is going to capture science eventually-- scientists want open content too badly for the research journal monopoly to last forever. The only question is-- how can WM help ignite this revolution waiting to happen? If we're really lucky, can we ourselves be the home to the successor of the for-profit journal system. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
