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University of California hints at boycott of Nature and its siblings

JUN 09, 2010
Physics Today
Chronicle : Faced with a 400% increase in the subscription costs of Nature, Nature Physics, and their sibling journals, the University of California system has written to Nature Publishing Group to say that it will take drastic action unless the publisher is prepared to negotiate lower prices. Among the measures outlined in the letter is a voluntary boycott that would encourage faculty to submit papers elsewhere, to resign from editorial boards, and to refrain from reviewing papers.
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