Open access: six myths to put to rest

By Peter Suber. Open access to research is still held back by misunderstandings repeated by people who should know better, says Peter Suber. Open access to academic research has never been a hotter topic. But it's still held back by myths and misunderstandings repeated by people who should know better. The good news is that open access has been successful enough to attract comment from beyond its circle of pioneers and experts. The bad news is that a disappointing number of policy-makers, journalists and academics opine in public without doing their homework. More...