Wednesday, July 28, 2004

BMJ and bmj.com reintroducing subscription fees

BMJ (British Medical Journal)  and bmj.com will be reintroducing subscription fees for the 2005 subscription year..... 
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/aboutsite/subscriptions.shtml
""From 7 January 2005, bmj.com will introduce a limited charging structure for some of its content. The resulting revenue will help cover the website's current costs and allow us to fund further developments. In keeping with our commitment to open access, BMJ have devised a subscription model that allows for as much free content as possible.
Original research articles will remain completely free to access, the full text of all other articles (including Editorials, Reviews and Letters etc) will be free for the first week of publication and then under access controls for the next 51 weeks. After one year, access controls will be lifted and all content will once again be free.
Abstracts and extract views of all articles will remain completely free. Other website content and functions will also not be under access controls at any time. These include the search page, email alerts, rapid responses, Q&A, Medscape conferences, and UK health news.
Access to bmj.com will remain free to the following user groups:
BMA members (including student members)
BMJ personal print subscribers
Users from developing countries (see www.bmjjournals.com/subscriptions/countries.shtml) ""

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