Re: Press Release: Open Access journals proven to compete on

["Sally Morris \(ALPSP\)" <chief-exec@alpsp.org>]

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It is well known that review articles (the non-OA stuff, in this case) 
have a significant effect in boosting citation figures.  Indeed, 
publishers are not above introducing them to journals with at least 
half an eye on this effect - I've done it myself (the readers liked 
them too, mind!).

Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
E-mail:  chief-exec@alpsp.org
ALPSP Website  http://www.alpsp.org
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From: "David Goodman" <David.Goodman@liu.edu>
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Subject: RE: Press Release: Open Access journals proven to compete on
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>I do not want to spoil the celebration, but many of the titles listed 
>are not full open access journals. Accoording to the publisher's 
>site, and correspoindance with the publisher, they are journals where 
>the primary research article content is open access, and the review 
>articles and so on are not.

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> Dr. David Goodman
> dgoodman@liu.edu