PLoS Editorial: Measures of Impact
Open-access publishing was headed on a collision course with traditional models of scientific publishing since well before the Public Library of Science launched its first journal. The force of that collision has seen dramatic shifts in the publishing landscape that include increased support from funding agencies for open-access publishing models and institutional archiving, greater availability of free-access articles and options from subscription-based publishers, and the launch of new open-access journals.
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http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030296
[PLoS Biology, v. 3 no. 8 (August) 2005]
