The discussion regarding open access has been going on for many years and is, in many ways, responsible for the rise of the open access journals that now exist through a variety of vehicles and venues. The entire battle over use of these for pub/perish purposes, costs for review and the whole enchilada has been worried to the littlest and most trivial detail and the industry has moved- but moved slowly. Google open access and trace the work of Peter Suber and others and the Budapest Open Access Initiative BOAI and the blogs, newsletters and mailserves supporting this arena This is the AIR group- more IR please thank you tom tom abeles _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan