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Re: Wellcome Trust report

While I understand JE's thinking, I don't agree with his conclusion.  
Journals arise from varying circumstances - some in established fields and
others in emerging fields.  It would be a shame to discourage the
development of a new open access journal just because there seemed to be a
rule of thumb that OA is only appropriate for emerging disciplines.  Good
will exists in both arenas.

Sue Martin
SKM Associates, Inc.

On Sun,  2 May 2004 03:10:21 EDT, "Joseph J. Esposito" wrote:

> In my view, OA journals should focus on emerging areas of scholarship,
> not well-established ones.  The switching costs for the established
> journals are simply too great and largely have to be borne by authors, 
> who, understandably, may not be as keen on OA as some librarians.
> 
> Joe Esposito