Biomedical publishing and the Internet: Evolution or revolution?

Journal/Book: J Amer Med Inform Assoc. 2000; 7: 210 S 13Th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Hanley & Belfus Inc. 230-233.

Abstract: The Internet is challenging traditional publishing patterns. In the biomedical domain, medical journals are providing more and more content online, both free and for a fee. Beyond this, however, a number of commentators believe that traditional notions of copyright and intellectual property ownership are no longer suited to the information age and that ownership of copyright to research reports should be and will be wrested from publishers and returned to authors. In this paper, it is argued that, although the Internet will indeed profoundly affect the distribution of biomedical research results, the biomedical publishing industry is too intertwined with the research establishment and too powerful to fall prey to such a copyright revolution.

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Keyword(s): INGELFINGER RULE; EMBARGOES

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