Eleven leading British academic associations have issued an open letter
condemning government plans for open access publishing as a
“rushed policy” that threatens the “international standing
of British Universities and research.” Signed by the Royal Historical Society, the
Political Studies Association, and the Council for the Defence of British
Universities, among others, the critique calls open access a
“fundamental revolution” in academic life and expresses fears about the
publication of papers falling to university administrators. Academics Revolt Over Open Access
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Revolting Academics
Eleven leading British academic associations have issued an open letter
condemning government plans for open access publishing as a
“rushed policy” that threatens the “international standing
of British Universities and research.” Signed by the Royal Historical Society, the
Political Studies Association, and the Council for the Defence of British
Universities, among others, the critique calls open access a
“fundamental revolution” in academic life and expresses fears about the
publication of papers falling to university administrators. Academics Revolt Over Open Access
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