Preprint servers: no author fees

摘要

Prepublication of scientific papers on preprint servers such as arXiv.org allows prompt scrutiny of the research by the scientific community (see, for example, go.nature.com/ nwjmbt). Because the results are freely accessible, the arXiv approach is infinitely superior to the 'author pays' model of open-access journal publishing that is being pushed as a way to penetrate the paywall.