From: Richard Poynder <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:39:26 +0100 The fifth Q&A in a series exploring the current state of Open Access has been published. On this occasion the questions are answered by Joseph Esposito, President of Processed Media. Esposito is a former publisher and now publishing consultant. He is also a self-professed "advocate of open access publishing", so the topic of OA is clearly right up his street. Esposito has a number of noteworthy things to say. He argues, for instance, that despite its merits, and apparent traction, OA will nevertheless remain a marginal activity. As he says, "I don't see OA becoming the primary form of scholarly publishing." More here: http://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/joseph-esposito-on-state-of-open-access.html Richard Poynder