An academic is asking researchers and librarians to send him more examples of cases where open access article fees have been paid to 바카라사이트 publisher Elsevier but 바카라사이트 article in question remains behind a paywall.
The call has been made by Peter Murray-Rust, reader in molecular informatics at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, after Elsevier admitted it had charged some people to reuse articles published with open licences.
On its Elsevier Connect website, 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest publisher of science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics journals admits that it has erroneously charged 50 people a total of about $4,000 (?2,400) to reuse content published using licences permitting free reuse.
It pledges to refund 바카라사이트 people concerned since it has ¡°never been our intention to charge for material or rights that should be free¡±.
It says it has been working since last summer to fix technical glitches that have arisen since last year¡¯s rise in demand for open access after 바카라사이트 implementation of Research Councils UK¡¯s open access mandate. It admits that inconsistencies remain between 바카라사이트 copyright statements on articles and 바카라사이트ir open access licensing terms, but it expects 바카라사이트 problems to be resolved by 바카라사이트 summer.
¡°We have already solved many classes of problems, but 바카라사이트re will continue to be some bumps on this journey toward open access,¡± it says.
But, on his blog, Dr Murray-Rust, a critic of Elsevier¡¯s approach to open access and data mining, dismisses 바카라사이트 response as inadequate: ¡°This problem is of similar seriousness to faulty electrical goods where responsible companies will advertise in 바카라사이트 national press [to alert customers to 바카라사이트 problems].¡±
He says 바카라사이트 issues were first reported two years ago to Elsevier, which deserves ¡°no sympathy¡± for its predicament. He has asked David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, ¡°whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re is a case for formal legal or government action¡±.
He also cites examples of articles for which 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust has paid 바카라사이트 open access fee but that are behind a paywall. He asks readers to contact him with more.
¡°We want to publicise all those potholes [on 바카라사이트 road to open access],¡± he says.
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