Policy: Read-only PDFs to present online information.
Aim: Read freely and share articles while preserving control and tracking over the content (
Nature).
Outcome: Limit discoverability and restrict information sharing-- many PDFs require a fee and make it impossible to copy or print
“To me, this smacks of public relations, not open access... With access mandates on the march around the world, this appears to be more about getting ahead of the coming reality in scientific publishing. Now that the funders call the tune and the funders want the articles on the web at no charge, these articles are going to be open anyway,” - John Wilbanks, senior fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Our approach: Information is meant to be shared. It's the spirit of science and discovery. Our documents are formatted in HTML to enhance discovery and machine readability.