New Journals, Free Online, Let Scholars Speak Out

by E Wayne Ross on February 17, 2010

The Chronicle: New Journals, Free Online, Let Scholars Speak Out

He seems genial, but John Willinsky is a dangerous man.

As a leader in the development and spread of “open access” scholarly journals, which are published online and offered free, the Stanford University education professor is not just helping to transform academic publishing. He is also equipping scholars around the world with a tool to foment revolution.