Open access journals reaching the same scientific impact as subscription journals
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 23:10
in Psychology & Sociology
A new compares the scientific impact of open access with traditional subscription publishing and has found that both of these publishing business models produce high quality peer reviewed articles. The debate about who should pay for scientific publishing is of continuing importance to the scientific community but also to the general public who not only often pay for the research though charitable contributions, their taxes, and by buying products, but are also affected by the results contained within these articles.