[Mitch]

All research papers from Nature will be made free to read in a proprietary screen-view format that can be annotated but not copied, printed or downloaded, the journal’s publisher Macmillan announced on 2 December.

The content-sharing policy, which also applies to 48 other journals in Macmillan’s Nature Publishing Group (NPG) division, including Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine and Nature Physics, marks an attempt to let scientists freely read and share articles while preserving NPG’s primary source of income — the subscription fees libraries and individuals pay to gain access to articles.

Read the full story here: Nature makes all articles free to view

[curiouscat]

I love it!

PS. I'm speculating that someone will hack around the copy / print restrictions in due course?

Also, now that Nature did it, it's likely that Science will have to follow suit?

[Borek]

proprietary screen-view format that can be annotated but not copied, printed or downloaded[/url]

Good joke

[Mitch]

I asked them for access for ChemicalForums, they said they would get back to us after they are done beta testing.

[curiouscat]

I asked them for access for ChemicalForums, they said they would get back to us after they are done beta testing.

Oh, so the proprietary viewer is not open for all? I didn't get what access for ChemicalForums means....

[discodermolide]

As far as I can glean, a current subscriber must share a link to the article with you. I tried to access it yesterday but only got as far as the abstract.
It's not too much of a disappointment as I don't really like the Nature style nor the web site. Probably because I don't understand them.

[curiouscat]

It's not too much of a disappointment as I don't really like the Nature style nor the web site. Probably because I don't understand them.

Style as in the sort of articles, the content, subject matter etc.?

Or you mean the formatting, structure of article etc.? Just curious.

[Corribus]

Maybe he's just a rabid anglophobe.

[discodermolide]

No, actually I am a UK subject!
I'm not too happy with the style of the manuscript, some of the content. The way they present themselves, as the publishing Gods who decide everything,which I supposed they are entitled to do as it is their journal. By the way I'm not to keen on Science either.
I like Angewandte Chemie.

[curiouscat]

No, actually I am a UK subject!
I'm not too happy with the style of the manuscript, some of the content. The way they present themselves, as the publishing Gods who decide everything,which I supposed they are entitled to do as it is their journal. By the way I'm not to keen on Science either.
I like Angewandte Chemie.

I liked Nature because of the breadth it offered. You can switch from chemistry, to geology to game theory in pages. Also love their pairing of articles with a more general overview piece.

For actual *useful* chemistry, I'm  jaded. I've found plenty of crap in all three. I only really like C&EN. But not an apples to apples comparison I guess.