Can Peer Review be better Focused?: "There has been much recent discussion of free access to the on-line scholarly literature. It is argued that this material becomes that much more valuable when freely accessible [1], and moreover that it is in public policy interests to make the results of publicly funded research freely available as a public good [2]. It is also suggested that this could ultimately lead to a more cost-efficient scholarly publication system. The response of the publishing community has been that their editorial processes provide an essential service to the research community, that these are labor-intensive and hence costly, and that even if delayed, free access could impair their ability to support these operations. "
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My quotes in the headline are not aimed at scholars but in the current efforts to restrict access by all to what people think and surmise, as if all did not have a contribution to make. Scholars should read Peirce before they seek to lard their already decent incomes with profit at the expense of the rest of the public. No theory stands ultimately.
Charles Sanders Peirce - Thinking in Threes
