Heard on the Net: Open Access Rhapsody

Broadband Internet: Net Neutrality versus Open Access

“Network neutrality” and “open access” are two policies designed to preserve openness on the Internet. Open access mandates openness of conduits (e.g. television cable and DSL) to intermediaries (e.g. America Online), while network neutrality mandates openness to advanced content (streaming video, interactive e-commerce, etc.). We develop a systems model with free entry and competition in all t...

Opening up open access: weaving the "author pays" safety net.

Introduction As of July 1, 2007, all authors who publish in the APS research journals (Table 1) will have the choice to pay a fee for immediate open access (OA) of their article. At their March Committee meetings , the Publications and Finance Committees supported a proposal to extend the OA choice to all APS research journals. Up until now, only the authors of Physiological Genomics articles h...

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Determination of the largest pit with the non-negative net profit in the open pit mines

The determination of the Ultimate Pit Limit (UPL) is the first step in the open pit mine planning process. In this stage that parts of the mineral deposit that are economic to mine are determined. There are several mathematical, heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms to determine UPL. The optimization criterion in these algorithms is maximization of the total profit whilst satisfying...

Publishing in an open access age: preserving the scribbles, getting heard, and assuring the quality of information

The act of publishing scientific research preserves our past achievements while laying a foundation for future progress. Consequently, assurance of quality is crucial to further scientific research, and it is imperative for leaders in the community to maintain appropriate standards while making publishing as dynamic as modern times require. With the launch of this open access, multidisciplinary...