From: FrederickFriend <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:14:40 +0100 Why is it that whenever ACS attempt to make a generous gesture it comes across as mean-hearted, especially by comparison with an equivalent action by the American Physical Society? No time-limit is set by APS on access to the papers of the Physics Nobel Prizewinners, but ACS say "free for a limited time". Perhaps a trivial matter but - as Stevan Harnad pointed out on the GOAL list - APS has an excellent record on research-friendly OA policies, and as a member of their Library Committee in the 1980s, I found APS very open about their journal budgets and their small surpluses. The moral is that APS have not suffered any loss as a result of their long-standing open attitude in both the subscription and OA worlds, and indeed have enhanced their reputation. So why cannot more society journal publishers in the US and Europe follow the example of APS in its research-friendly decisions and not come across as commercial enterprises defending their profit margins? It is a question of organisational culture. Fred Friend Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL http://www.friendofopenaccess.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: Brett R. Thomas <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 7:01 AM ACS Congratulates the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winners ACS Publications congratulates long time authors Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka on winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their studies of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). These receptors allow cells in the body to sense and respond to outside signals and are the target for several commonly prescribed prescription drugs including beta blockers, antihistamines and antidepressants. ACS Publications also congratulates Accounts of Chemical Research author David Wineland on the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics and Crystal Growth & Design author Shinya Yamanaka on the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. View their research from ACS journals free for a limited time. <http://c.acs.org/cyatb/511866/0/208052/20363/0/D/0/0/xivv.html>