Apologies - the site http://thecostofknowledge.com/ was NOT set up by
Timothy Gowers, but was inspired by a blog post written by him about
Elsevier. It was set up by mathematician Tyler Neylon.
Cheers,
Sam
On 17/02/2012 11:15, Sam Kinsley wrote:
> Hi Maarten,
>
> As highlighted in earlier posts in this thread, the concerns raised
> about Elsevier in particular are not only about pricing and a shfot
> towards blocking pre-publication copies but also concern their apparent
> support of the US 'Research Works Act'.
>
> There are a number of places to read about the arguments made against
> Elsevier:
>
> https://chronicle.com/article/As-Journal-Boycott-Grows/130600/
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/01/28/elseviers-publishing-model-might-be-about-to-go-up-in-smoke/
> http://www.economist.com/node/21545974
> http://www.nature.com/news/elsevier-boycott-gathers-pace-1.10010
>
> Elsevier's own related statements are available here:
>
> http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/intro.cws_home/elsevieropenletter
> http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/intro.cws_home/elsevierstatement
>
> As Joshua Ketz and others have previously highlighted, there is a site,
> created by Fields Medal winner Timothy Gowers, that is offering
> something of a focal point to the protest: http://thecostofknowledge.com/
>
> I hope this helps to clarify things,
> Sam
>
> On 17/02/2012 10:24, Maarten Loopmans wrote:
>> Can anyone inform me why Elsevier is singled out for a boycott? Does
>> Elsevier have a publishing policy which is significantly different from
>> other major academic publishers?
>
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University of the West of England, Bristol
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