OpenAccess

Open Access AcademicJournals are ones which don't charge researchers and universities a subscription to access the articles.

Seems fair, given that the writers and reviewers aren't paid for their contribution.

However, because academic publishers are blood-sucking scum, they now attempt to charge academics who write the articles for the privilege of their editorial services. (Despite peer review being done for free).

UK government report suggests setting up special free repository : http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmsctech/399/39902.htm

Open Access Now is a great site campaigning for freedom of research information and examining these issues in depth.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/openaccess/

Connexions is an "open" scholarly research site : http://cnx.rice.edu/

• Open Access debate in Nature : https://web.archive.org/web/20070208112318/https://www.nature.com/nature/focus/accessdebate/21.html