Michael Bauwens at P2P Foundation has posted his top 10 P2P trends from 2009. From the post:
I don’t think there is any doubt that there have been great strides forward for open access publishing, open access to government data, and other, multiple initiatives towards more transparency and participation. The new social demands are exerting pressure on institutions, and getting results.
Hi!
I agree with you that there have been great strides forward for open access publishing. OA is free for all to read, and to use (or reuse) to various extents. In OA you have free access to material (mainly scholarly publications) via the Internet.
In scholarly publishing, there are many business models for OA journals. Some charge publication fees (paid by authors or by their funding agencies or employers) and some do not.The more the article is used, cited, applied and built upon, the better for research as well as for the researcher’s career.
Similarly, the more quickly it is accessible, the better; open access can reduce publication delays, an obstacle which led many research fields to traditions of widespread preprint access.
Cheers!