1. For example, see related discussion threads in the LIBLICENSE-L archives (http://www.library.yale.edu/∼llicense/ListArchives/).
2. For example, see the Organisation on Economic Cooperation and Development's Declaration on Open Access to Research Data from Public Funding. http://www.oecd.org/document/0,2340,en_2649_34487_25998799_1_1_1_1,00.html (August 2, 2004).
3. Peter Suber discusses ways of increasing prestige for OA journals in his excellent “The Primacy of Authors in Achieving Open Access.”Nature Web Focus: Access to the Literature, 2004. http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/accessdebate/24.html (August 2, 2004).
4. PLoS is available in print as well as online; however, to the degree that it is perceived as primarily an online publication that can be printed and mailed rather than as a print publication with an online presence, its standing will likely continue to suffer from the general prejudice against online journals.
5. Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. http://www.zim.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlindeclaration.html (August 2, 2004).