Open Access publishers have the "old school" journals scrambling for answers. How long do you think it will take before all knowledge becomes free?

Stanislaw P. Stawicki @Stanislaw_Stawicki

02 February 2015 0 4K Report

The battle is on... and I mean the battle for your brain! Open Access publishers are winning... you can download their publications whenever you want to, you can read these publications on multiple devices and not just the "licensed ones", and you don't have to pay for "access to knowledge". How long do you think it will take before all knowledge on the "Web" will be "free of charge"? Share your opinions...

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