These demands have not been made in coordination with publishers or with consideration of the business models required for successful journal publishing. As publishers, scientific societies are responsible for the peer review of articles, production and distribution of content, and historic archiving of their journals. Expenses associated with these efforts are recovered from various sources including subscriptions. Societies currently allow open access to the titles and abstracts of all articles via Pub Med.
Complex issues surround the goal of making scientific information accessible.
However, practicing scientists and their representative organizations must be allowed to engage in constructive discussion in an atmosphere that is respectful and free from coercion.