Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist.

[Eugene Garfield]

" Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist. Academic publishers charge vast fees to access research paid for by us. Down with the knowledge monopoly racketeers" George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 30th August 2011

 Quentin: You should not assume that all subscribers to the  Metrics Listserv will click on the url to learn what your posting is about.


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Eugene Garfield, PhD. email:  garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu 
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The following is the referenced version of an article recently published in the Guardian newspaper.

http://www.monbiot.com/2011/08/29/the-lairds-of-learning/

Some responses can be found at

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/31/real-cost-academic-publishing

Although the article is written by a journalist for a general readership, some interesting and pertinent points are made. Would anyone on the list care to comment?

Best wishes

Dr Quentin L Burrell
Honorary Research Fellow
Isle of Man International Business School