Just a reminder to the listserv that ESA permits "self-archiving" of articles published in our journals. That is, authors may post pdfs of their articles on their own or an employer's web site.
Clifford S. Duke Permissions Editor Ecological Society of America -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shannon Torrence Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:16 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: Peer review, another perspective Dear Mr. Tyson et al., =20 Another way to get articles is to write to the author (via email) for a reprint request. I recently transitioned from the academic world to a government job (and therefore do not have journal access), and contacting the author is a good way of getting articles. Providing reprints (for me pdf preferred) is in the best interest of the author because his/her citation index increases with the number of people that read the article. An increase in a person's citation index can increase the probability of receiving grants, getting tenure, etc. Thus, paying for a journal article is almost NEVER necessary. =20 Although I have never published anything in Science, authors of the article in question probably do not profit from the sale of online articles. I have not profited from the sale of my publications (maybe no one has bought them??). Also, most of the time the authors PAY to have their manuscripts published in journals. =20 On a different subject, I think, the fact that I do not have journal access as person responsible for conserving natural resources of a state is counter-intuitive. But, as I explained, obtaining journal articles (for free) is not difficult. =20 Shannon Torrence Coastal Ecologist Coastal Conservation Program Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 1502 FM 517 East Dickinson, TX 77539 281-534-0136 office 281-534-0122 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] =20
