From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:42:57 -0800


Taylor & Francis's program is open access.  Michael Carroll's
insistence that OA has a special and narrow meaning is one we have
heard on this list many times. But OA has many meanings.  Advocates of
a special kind of OA could have prevented these multiple meanings from
arising had they trademarked a term for the variety they prefer.

In my view, OA means free to read for the end-user.  All the other
stipulations are extraneous.

Joe Esposito

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 6:49 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Michael Carroll <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:20:09 -0500
>
> Dear Jennifer,
>
> Thanks for the news, but I'm afraid your press release is misleading
> and should be corrected.  You say that T&F is now publishing " fully
> Open Access journals", but unless I've misread the licensing
> arrangements this simply is not the case.  A fully open access journal
> is one that publishes on the web without delay *and* which gives
> readers the full set of reuse rights conditioned only on the
> requirement that users provide proper attribution.
> http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001210
>
> T&F's "Open" program and "Open Select" offer pseudo open access.
> Could you please explain why T&F needs to reserve substantial reuse
> rights after the author or her funder has paid for the costs of
> publication?
>
> If your response is that the article processing charge does not
> represent the full cost of publication, what charge would?  Why aren't
> authors given the option to purchase full open access?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> Michael W. Carroll
> Professor of Law and Director,
> Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property
> American University, Washington College of Law
> Washington, D.C. 20016
> vcard: http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/mcarroll/vcard.vcf
>
> Research papers: http://works.bepress.com/michael_carroll/
> http://ssrn.com/author=330326
> blog: http://www.carrollogos.org/
> See also www.creativecommons.org
>
>
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> Subject: Taylor & Francis Opens Access with new OA Program!
>
> From: "McMillan, Jennifer " <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:46:09 +0000
>
> The New Year sees the launch of an exciting range of Open Access options
> from Taylor & Francis via the Taylor & Francis Open program. This new
> initiative is designed to give authors and their sponsors flexibility
> and variety when they choose to publish research with Taylor & Francis.
>
> The Taylor & Francis Open program is a suite of fully Open Access
> journals consisting of brand new titles, dynamic titles from T&F's
> existing portfolio which are converting to OA, and titles published on
> behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Human Sciences
> Research Council, South Africa.  Many of the titles in this program will
> collaborate with leading journals within T&F's existing portfolio,
> providing input and support from learned societies and
> internationally-acclaimed editors to ensure their calibre.
>
> Taylor & Francis Open journals will have affordable article publication
> fees, with discounts or fee waivers for emergent countries. Authors will
> benefit from rapid online publication, rigorous peer review and the high
> levels of customer care Taylor & Francis provides to all authors.  Their
> finished article will be showcased on Taylor & Francis Online, helping
> them to gain recognition and esteem for their contribution to their
> field.
>
> Taylor & Francis can confirm the following titles will be included in
> Taylor & Francis Open, with more to join in the New Year:
> Complex Metals
> Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
> International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
> Journal of Biological Dynamics
> Journal of Organic Semiconductors
> Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online - published on
> behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand
> Nanoscience Methods
> SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS - published on behalf of
> the Human Sciences Research Council
> Systems Science & Control Engineering
>
> Dr David Green, Global Journals Publishing Director, sums up Taylor &
> Francis' new approaches to Open Access, "Taylor & Francis is committed
> to producing high-calibre journals that showcase quality global
> research. We believe that this content should be widely disseminated and
> are now exploring various Open Access models to enable universal access
> in ways that are sustainable and meet the needs of the academic and
> research communities.  Over the past three years society journals have
> been partnering with Taylor & Francis Group at the rate of more than one
> per week, and, if required, we are now able to offer a potential partner
> a range of Open Access models".
>
> Taylor & Francis will also continue to offer Taylor & Francis Open
> Select, which is a hybrid program giving authors the choice to publish
> on an Open Access basis in over 500 titles from across Taylor & Francis
> Group's extensive portfolio.
>
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