FEATURE ARTICLE
Free Internet Access to Traditional Journals
Can scientists find ways to share published research without high cost? The experiences of one society suggest it can be done cheaply, even profitably
Thomas Walker
Acknowledgments
The author thanks Mary Case, James Corey, Stevan Harnad, Donald King, Rosalind Reid and Andrew Odlyzko for providing helpful comments and data during preparation of this article.
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