open-discussion > Associate Editor Resigns to join Open Access
May 17, 2012  11:05 PM | Luis Ibanez
Associate Editor Resigns to join Open Access
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/may/16/system-profit-access-research

Yesterday, in a blog in the Guardian: Winston Hide, the Associate Editor
of the Journal "Genomics"  announced his resignation from the Editorial Board:

"No longer can I work for a system that provides solid profits
for the publisher while effectively denying colleagues in developing
countries access to research findings."


In a bold move, Dr. Hide chooses to stay true to his ethics and
ideals of scientific researcher, and opts for dedicating his valuable
time to Open Access journals that are aligned with his principles of
wide dissemination of scientific information:

 "It seems unfair to edit and review articles from scientists ho
will likely never see their work in the actual journal in  which it is
published."


"So I'd prefer to devote the limited time I have available to an
open access journal that provides its work atno cost to researchers who
urgently require its contents to improve their environment."


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