The peer review and editing should be sufficient to eliminate any
fraudulent papers or unpolished work. Like Tim said, they generously
offer waivers of fees to those who can not afford it. The price is so
high because it is an open-access journal, there is no revenue from
subscribers to read articles. The publication cost pays for all the
editing, paperwork, employee wages, database storage, etc.
As soon as I can figure out how to contribute, I will. Unfortunately,
my contribution will be minimal because I am a starving college
student. Best of luck to you!
On Dec 30, 11:18 am, Jeswin <phillyj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why is the price to publish so high? Is it to limit fraudulent papers
> and make sure the work is fully polished?
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> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Alex Hoekstra <alex....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > =) I'm in.
> > I believe I met you at Maker Faire in Detroit this past summer - it
> > all looked great. Neuroscience isn't exactly my thing, Open and
> > Independent Science is.
>
> > I'm in for $1.00 so far, with every possibility to up that pledge when
> > the deadline draws near.
>
> > Best of luck. I'll do what I can to spread the word.
>
> > On Dec 29, 1:43 pm, "Tim @ Backyard Brains" <t...@backyardbrains.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Hello fellow Biologists,
> >> Over the past year my colleague Greg and I have been working on a
> >> manuscript describing the development and educational use of our
> >> neuroscience hardware ("The SpikerBox"). Since we want teachers and
> >> amateurs to have access to the article, it is critical that we publish
> >> in an open-access journal. We ultimately decided on PLoS One, and
> >> after a few rounds of review over the past 6 months, we found out two
> >> days ago our work was accepted!
>
> >> We are now trying a new experiment. Our hardware/software is open-
> >> source, our journal is open-access, so why not "crowd-source" the
> >> publication and get the public more involved in the scientific
> >> publication process? PLoS One charges $1350 for publication, so we
> >> have started a kickstarter fund (deadline in 13 days) to raise the
> >> money. Contributors, regardless of level, will be included in the
> >> paper's acknowledgements.
>
> >>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2067585958/backyard-brains-operat...
>
> >> I know PLoS One offers waivers, but it's not really about being able
> >> to afford it or not (I really don't want PLoS One to just swallow the
> >> cost, as they have to keep lights on too). We'd like to set a
> >> precedent where the community, if they are interested in a project,
> >> can help fund a project's dissemination and publication. My teacher
> >> colleagues have asked about this, and as you all know, the number of
> >> open access journals is still pretty limited. Let's see if this works,
> >> to the NeuroRevolution!
>
> >> Tim
> >> co-founder,
> >> Backyard Brains
>
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