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Date/Time 24 Feb 2018 3:48:48am
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The issue of visibility of the author is a bit broader than just open access. Another aspect of making information accessible is the appallingly restrictive language used in academic journals. I say this as a PhD student working across a number of disciplines.
I suspect a big part of the current cuts to research come from the calculation that most of the products of research are completely baffling to most people, even academics from other disciplines, and that the interest in wi-fi and cancer vaccines fades with repetition.
Currently the main measure of success for academic research is how many times an article gets cited, which misses much of the real world potential for research outcomes.
Perhaps if universities (with their massive administrative staff) focussed on making research accessible and relevant, both in terms of the affordability of journal articles and the language used, then their research would have much greater impact. open access is only one part of the research sustainability puzzle.

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