Re: Article on arXiv

[Keith Seitter <kseitter@ametsoc.org>]

David,

The FAQ page for the new MIT open access policy has the following 
entry:

--

*Will this policy harm journals, scholarly societies, small 
friendly publishers, or peer review?

*There is no empirical evidence that even when all articles are 
freely available, journals are canceled. The major societies in 
physics have not seen any impact on their publishing programs 
despite the fact that for more than 10 years an open access 
repository (arXiv) containing nearly all of the physics 
literature written in that time has been available and 
successful.  If there is downward pressure on journal prices over 
time, publishers with the most inflated prices -- which tend to 
be the commercial publishers -- will feel the effects sooner. 
Journals will still be needed for their value-added services, 
such as peer review logistics, copy editing, type setting, and 
maintaining web sites. --

You can find this at the following Web site:

http://info-libraries.mit.edu/scholarly/faculty-and-researchers/mit-faculty-open-access-policy/oapolicyprocedures/oa-policy-faq/#harmpub

Keith Seitter
Executive Director
American Meteorological Society

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David Prosser wrote:

> Could somebody please let me know when the last time was they heard anybody
> (informed or otherwise) say:
>
> 'everything published in physics can be found in the arXiv'
>
> Thanks
>
> David