Peter Schmidt has posted an article reviewing open access publishing, including advantages and disadvantages. From the post:
By offering outlets to scholars who might have difficulty getting their work into established print journals, says Leslie Chan, a senior lecturer in new-media studies at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and associate director of Bioline International, “you are sort of leveling the playing field, letting the content of the research speak for itself.”
Thanks to Alison McNab for the link.