[Note from moderator: This and one further posting address the issue in the subject heading. The items from Peter Freyd and Michael Barr were posted for information, but the subject is not directly relevant. Please send replies for T. Leinster and P. Taylor directly to them rather than the list.] I'm writing to seek suggestions. I'd very much like to sign the boycott letter mentioned in the article forwarded by Peter Freyd (relevant bits quoted below). More generally, I'd prefer to avoid perpetuating the more exploitative aspects of commercial publication. But I'm not going to sign the letter just yet. This is because it seems that if I commit myself to only publishing in "enlightened" journals then my options will be severely restricted, to the extent that it might harm my future job prospects. Unfortunately, it's a sacrifice I'm not quite willing to make. What I'd like to find is that it is actually possible to publish in respected journals while keeping my papers free to whoever wants them. So my first question is: which journals have enlightened policies? I know about TAC, and I've seen the list (http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/journals) of journals which accept submission direct from the electronic archive (and so, presumably, are happy for the papers they publish to be freely available). What other enlightened publications - especially category-theoretic - are there? Mike Barr's article also mentioned copyright agreements, and I'd be interested to know of other people's experiences with this. Which journals are happy for you to retain copyright of your papers, or for you to modify the agreement so that you at least retain the right to make your own work electronically available? And how exactly do you make these modifications (e.g. wording)? Is it perhaps easier just to sign the agreement but post it electronically anyway, and hope no-one notices? (I would have imagined this perfectly safe except for a certain experience of a colleague.) Well, I'm eager to hear of positive experiences... Thanks, Tom Leinster
Science world in revolt at power of the journal owners
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More than 800 British researchers have joined 22,000 others from 161 countries in a campaign to boycott publishers of scientific journals who refuse to make research papers freely available on the internet after six months.