Re: history of the DDG

Jonathan Kirwan wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:00:52 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Peer review is a pretty lame excuse. Reviewers generally do not get paid for that. I've done it a few times.

Peer review isn't an excuse for much of anything, really. The point I
was making is that the publishers of the periodicals want to "make
some money." It's my feeling that this is a reasoned request, but
that six months rights is all they should have.

I don't think journals have any right to appoint
themselves middlemen between publicly-funded research
and the public good.

They impede progress and the free flow of information.
And they overcharge to boot.

James Arthur
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