On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:45 PM, David Richfield davidrichfield@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.