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Nature Debate on Open Scientific Journals
Declan Butler writes "I thought I'd let you know that the journal Nature is currently running an online special on the debate over access to the electronic scientific literature. It will be updated with two to three new articles each week, and will run until around mid-May. 'The Internet is profoundly changing how scientists work and publish. New business models are being tested by publishers, including open access, in which the author pays and content is free to the user. This ongoing web focus will explore current trends and future possibilities.' Best, Declan Butler, European correspondent, Nature"
AS a practicing scientist, all i can say is tht you r wrong. You do get tenure, or promotion or whatever for work that is not interesting or novel or worth reading - its not tht this sort of work is wrong, it is just that it is not worth the effort of reading either because it is mostly repetitive, or boring or whatever. lot of science falls in this catagory proof: most of the literature is never cited in another paper Actually, you are more wrong then that: frequently th purpose ofpublication is in fact precisely promotion of the authors. sorry, scientist are people - they are often vain and self promoting