Pricing Issues
Reed Elsevier has been criticised for the high prices of its journals and services, especially Elsevier and LexisNexis. Members of the scientific community have called for a boycott of Elsevier journals and a move to open access publications. In January 2012, this movement gained momentum with an online petition (The Cost of Knowledge) initiated by mathematician and Fields medalist Timothy Gowers. The movement has received support from noted science bloggers, such as biologist Jonathan Eisen.
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