Open Access

Mar 2007 Opening the literature or closing journals?
The Society for Endocrinology, in association with the Biosciences Federation, hosted a special symposium within its annual meeting, at which three of the most innovative speakers on the subject looked beyond the rhetoric to some of the facts and pragmatic issues that need to be taken into account, and the implications these might have for the best ways of moving forward, from your point of view as a researcher, and from the point of view of your societies and the journals you currently support.
Aug 2005 Society for Endocrinology policy on self archiving on institutional and other repositories
This is the Society's policy on the conditions under which articles accepted for publication in its journals may be posted on other web sites, such as institutional repositories or other open archives. It is also relevant to authors funded by the NIH who may be considering whether to submit their accepted manuscript to PubMed Central. Originally posted August 2005.
Jan 2005 Acrobat Icon Opening the literature or closing down journals? (pdf) (50kb)  [from The Endocrinologist]
Steve Byford explains why it's a testing time for journal publishers.
Sep 2004 Acrobat Icon Open Access: should journals be free for all? (pdf) (190kb) [from The Endocrinologist]
The Society's publications director examines the issues and asks what a change to open access would mean for science and the Society.
Mar 2004 Acrobat Icon SfE- Submission to Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into scientific publications (pdf) (124kb)
The UK House of Commons Select Committee on Science & Technology conducted an inquiry into scientific publishing during March and April 2004. The Society for Endocrinology submitted evidence (see above).

If you have any comments, please email Sue Thorn or Steve Byford.