Re: Revoked Open Access?

[Peter Picerno <ppicerno@fiu.edu>]

An example crossed my desk just a week or so ago ... the title is 
Evolutionary Ecology Research (AZ, ISSN 1937-3791 1522-0613) has 
just gone from a free open-access title to a paid subscription. I 
don't know of any legal impediments which would prevent this 
since those in charge of publication, since they are not part of 
a chartered organization which is in any way regulated, can do 
what they please with paid subscription (in what way is this 
unlike publishers raising subscription prices?).

Peter V. Picerno
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian
Asst. Head of Resource Development
Green Library
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
ppicerno@fiu.edu
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Peter Tagtmeyer wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have what I hope are two simple questions.
>
> Are there any known instances where a journal that provided open
> access to its content later changed to proprietary access to the
> same content?
>
> Are there any legal impediments that would hinder this from
> happening?
>
> Thank you for your help in this matter,
>
> Peter Tagtmeyer
> Cooley Science Library
> Colgate University
> ptagtmeyer@colgate.edu