Thousands of Scientists Vow to Boycott Elsevier to Protest Journal Prices

A movement to boycott scientific publishing giant Elsevier because of the high price of its journals is rapidly gathering steam. Nine days after it started, more than 2600 scientists—including several Field Medalists—have signed a petition at thecostofknowledge.com in which they pledge not to publish papers in Elsevier's journals, nor referee other researchers' studies, or do other types of editorial work for the company. Source: Science - Discipline: Science Politics...

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