November 2, 2007
Chemical Society Defends Policy on Open-Access Publishing
An anonymous e-mail message accusing the American Chemical Society of opposing open-access publishing in order to preserve the profitability of its journals — and, in turn, the bonuses that its top executives receive — has prompted a public defense from the chair of the society's Board of Directors.
The open-access movement seeks to make scientific literature freely available. Executives from the chemical society have opposed legislation that would impose such
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