I'm in. I posted it on my fb page as well, hope that's okay!
On Dec 29, 12:43 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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