RE: OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE FROM THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS

["David Goodman" <David.Goodman@liu.edu>]

The cost to the author is not stated in this press release (nor on the
link given). It can be found on the submission pages of their three
excellent journals. In each case it is $800 (or L500, or 800 euros).

Although all such experiments are most welcome, I am still considering the
implications of a journal some of whose articles are freely accessible and
some of whose are not. It will be interesting to observe the proportion.


Dr. David Goodman
Associate Professor
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
Long Island University
dgoodman@liu.edu

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From: felicity@tou-can.co.uk [mailto:felicity@tou-can.co.uk]
Sent: Tue 9/30/2003 6:26 PM
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Subject:  OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE FROM THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS

The Company of Biologists announces that - from January 2004 - its
journals - Development, Journal of Cell Science and The Journal of
Experimental Biology - will be offering authors the option of "open
access."... Authors choosing to take advantage of the open access
alternative will be charged a publication fee, which, as an introductory
offer, will be heavily subsidised by the Company of Biologists....

For further information visit www.biologists.com/web/openaccess.html

Or write to:  Executive Editor, The Company of Biologists Ltd, Bidder
Building, 140 Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DL, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)1223 420482
Fax: +44 (0)1223 423353
E-mail: cob@biologists.com