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b_b · 4335 days ago · link · · parent · post: White House orders agencies to open access to research.
I'm not convinced. While its great to have access to research, we should have access to the most up to date research, too. 12 months is too long. But I'm not going to complain too much, because I think this problem is gong to solve itself as open access journals become more and more mainstream. PLoS One and similar publications are great for the people, and I think everyone should try to publish in those journals as a first resort. They don't have the cache of Nature or The New England Journal, but its growing. And, I think most scientists care about being read more than anything else.