ITK/Open Access Science

Links, sites and information about Open Access publishing.

NIH Policy on Open Access

• http://www.nih.gov/about/publicaccess/index.htm

Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research

• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-022.html

Memo from NIH director Dr. Zerhouni regarding the adoption of open access policy. February 3 2005.

• http://www.itk.org/Wiki/images/e/ed/NIH_Director_Memo_On_Open_Access_Policy.pdf

• File:NIH Director Memo On Open Access Policy.pdf

Public Library of Science

• http://www.plos.org/

Directory of Open Access Journals

• http://www.doaj.org/

Study on the Impact of Open Acccess Journals

• http://www.isinet.com/media/presentrep/essayspdf/openaccesscitations2.pdf

Economics of Open Acccess Journals

• http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~mm284/OA.pdf

Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)

• http://www.ehponline.org/

Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), the peer-reviewed journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), has announced that it is to adopt an Open Access policy. From January 2004 all research articles and news content in the journal will be available online free of charge. "The rationale behind the open access philosophy - that science best benefits society when it's freely and immediately available to all - is just too compelling to ignore," said Kenneth Olden, Director of NIEHS. "As part of the United States government, we felt it important that we take a leadership role in this area. The web affords us a unique opportunity to enhance scientific discourse that we simply could not ignore.

• Announcement

Heal Central

• http://www.healcentral.org

Interesting Articles and Links

• Nature Open Access debate
• The Scientist, Volume 18, Issue 4, 10, Mar. 1, 2004
• Finland embraces Open Access publishing
• UK Parliament report supporting Open Access