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Harvard Profs' Research Will Be Free on Web

Posted Feb 13, 08 1:35 PM CST in US,  Technology 

(Newser) – In a move that could bring a major change to the culture of academia, the arts and sciences faculty of Harvard University yesterday voted unanimously to distribute their scholarship online for free rather than signing exclusive deals with obscure, often expensive scholarly journals. Journal officials worry, the Boston Globe reports, that the move threatens the peer-review process.

The decision is a coup for the open-access movement, which seeks to make scientific and scholarly research publicly available. But critics worry that smaller journals could go under, and, more important, that lack of peer review will water down scholarship. Harvard said it expects other universities to "be emboldened by Harvard to follow its lead."

Sources Boston Globe, New York Times

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A view of Harvard University. On Feb. 12, the Harvard faculty voted unanimously to publish scholarly work for free online.   (Shutterstock)
A view of Harvard University. On Feb. 12, the Harvard faculty voted unanimously to publish scholarly work for free online.   (Shutterstock)
The John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard. On Feb. 12, the Harvard faculty voted unanimously to publish scholarly work for free online.   (Shutterstock)
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