Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/open-access-46-impact-open-access-publi...
Dear Tomas and all,
You note the impact of open access on public discourse on Wikipedia.
Wikpedia is itself a hugely important open access initiative and thrives on open access sources, including open access to peer-reviewed research.
Collectively, the open access movement is having a profound positive impact on the global evidence ecosystem.
The impact of open access to research on Wikipedia is a good example of an important indirect impact of open access to research. We have been discussing here on HIFA about examples where open access to research has led directly to better health care. But I suspect the indirect impacts are more important.
I look forward to hear your views.
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org