this is all news to me
but I agree to some extent, without a proper system of peer review and publication (which things like the JSTOR service help pay to provide) every nut job conspiracy theorist will post up a 'paper' which 'proves' whatever fad it is they're harping on about.

That being said I understand the prices being charged and the monopolies being built up in the publishing of scientific articles is a bit of a problem currently.
( JeremyBeadlesHands is nacho friend, Sun 13 Jan 2013, 10:52, Reply)

Theyre going to have to make publicly funded research open access soon anyway
It's going to move to pay to publish... which should be interesting...
( Jorvic Englishness means always having to say youre sorry, Sun 13 Jan 2013, 11:07, Reply)