Re: practical solution

["Joseph Esposito" <espositoj@gmail.com>]

I don't know anyone who wants this.  "A central publishing 
organization"--sheesh!  It "will be streamlined and well 
understood."  This is beginning to sound like the Division of 
Motor Vehicles.  This is the Invisible Hand without the Visible 
Hands that make the Invisible do its magic.

Joe Esposito

On 6/28/06, Richard Feinman <RFeinman@downstate.edu> wrote:
>
> Did I mention author-side payment?.  If there is infinite money
> there are no payments from anybody but... If you insist on a
> practical solution let me explain what it will be like:
>
> There will be a central publishing organization that will provide
> money for publishing scholarly articles.  The publishing process
> will be streamlined and well understood and because it will be
> basically running a website, will not be hugely expensive.
> Journals can apply to the CPO (the way individuals and
> organizations apply for research grants) and they can receive
> money on a cost plus basis (with a cap).
>
> The money for the CPO will come from government agencies who will
> use the per centage of their funds that they had previously used
> for publishing.  The money will come also from libraries
> who,while in effect buying publications for the world, will see
> it as their basic mission.  The money will come from corporations
> who had previously subscribed to technical journals.  The money
> will come from private foundations and individuals who are
> overwhelmed with the prospect of being part of the publishing
> revolution that brings open access to the world.  The money will
> come from Societies who will be expected to contribute something
> for publication of their journals. Publishers will have to be
> happy with a normal (but more reliable) income. Editors will have
> to get lower salaries but mostly everybody will be happier.
>
> Now before you rush off to think of a million things that are
> wrong with this proposal try to focus on one or two aspects that
> might be developed in a positive way because, taking previous
> comments for a yes, this is what we all want.  Especially see if
> here isn't some aspect of this that could be implemented in an
> approximate way right away.  Whaddaya say? RF
>
> Richard D. Feinman, Professor of Biochemistry
>