Recent replies to "What are scientific journal articles and how do I find them? " http://network.nature.com/forums/cancer_research/298 en-us 40 <p>The solution of emailing the author/s seems like a good one.</p> <p>Various debates are going on regarding the open access to publicly funded research. Here is an excerpt from <a href="http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/JALArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=30372&#38;pg=1">an interesting article</a> :</p> <p>&#8220;Some publishers argue that providing free access to their journal&#8217;s content will catastrophically erode their revenue base. The experience of many successful research journals demonstrates otherwise; these journals make their online content freely available after a short embargo period that protects subscription revenue. For example … the content of Molecular Biology of the Cell is free to all after only two months, yet the journal remains not only financially sound, but profitable. The data clearly show that free access and profitability are not mutually exclusive.&#8221;</p> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:26:21 -0000 http://network.nature.com/forums/cancer_research/298?page=1#reply-2271 Ashish Kumar http://network.nature.com/forums/cancer_research/298?page=1#reply-2271 <p>I&#8217;ve spent a lot of money paying for articles on ovarian cancer; my wife is undergoing chemotherapy.</p> <p>I understand that Elsevier will email copies to patients and their helpers at no cost. It would be good if other journals would do the same.</p> <p>Getting things over the internet is much quicker than going to a library or emailing the authors or public affairs.</p> Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:05:27 -0000 http://network.nature.com/forums/cancer_research/298?page=1#reply-1947 Robert Blandford http://network.nature.com/forums/cancer_research/298?page=1#reply-1947