Re: Is science on sale this week?

rebholz/ebi <rebholz@ebi.ac.uk> writes:
> Apart from the scientific work around a journal (gathering papers,
> distributing to reviewers, reviewing, decision making) there is other work:
> proof reading, layout issues and also marketing the journal.  Usually,
> acadmics are not so fond of this part of the work.


If the journal disappears then it doesn't need marketing. Scientists are
more than fond of marketing their own work. Please see here 

 http://www.russet.org.uk/blog/2054

where I don't discuss this issue, but wanted to tell you about anyway.

Phil