Ethics of open access to biomedical research: Just a special case of ethics of open access to research

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The ethical case for Open Access (OA) (free online access) to research findings is especially salient when it is public health that is being compromised by needless access restrictions. But the ethical imperative for OA is far more general: It applies to all scie...

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Main Author: Harnad Stevan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Online Access:http://www.peh-med.com/content/2/1/31