Publishing and research are a major focus in academia and especially here on the MCV campus.  In making decisions as to where to publish, one issue that is coming to the forefront  is whether to publish in open access journals.  In the New England Journal of Medicine this week there is a series of articles with different perspectives on this topic that may be of interest.

Carroll, M. W. (2013). Creative commons and the openness of open access. N Engl J Med, 368(9), 789-791. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1300040

Frank, M. (2013). Open but not free -- publishing in the 21st century. N Engl J Med, 368(9), 787-789. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1211259

Haug, C. (2013). The downside of open-access publishing. N Engl J Med, 368(9), 791-793. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1214750

Wolpert, A. J. (2013). For the sake of inquiry and knowledge -- the inevitability of open access. N Engl J Med, 368(9), 785-787. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1211410