Scholarly Communication : Open Access : Profile of PLoS. The Future of Scientific Publishing: Open Access to Scientific Research or Business as Usual? An anonymous article on PLoS and OA from the Fall 2003 issue of Focus, the newsletter of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Excerpt: "Is the journals' ownership of copyright fair when the federal government has sponsored the research at taxpayers' expense and taxpayers must pay to access such research? A growing number of scientists are answering the foregoing question with a resounding 'no.'" Quoting Dr. Gary Ward, BWF 2001 New Investigator in Molecular Parasitology and a member of the PLoS editorial board: "Individual research programs are hampered by lack of access to published research. Most of us have experienced the frustration of knowing that a specific article that we need for our research or teaching exists but is beyond our reach." [Open Access News]  5:31:56 PM   [Feedback ]