Leslie Chanis an advocate foropen access.He is a professor atUniversity of Toronto Scarborough.
Biography
editChan was born inHong Kongin 1959.[1]When he was 16 he moved toCanadato attend university.[1]He received a degree inanthropology.[1]While working to have his research published, he began to perceive problems withacademic publishingand began exploring options to fix them.[1]
Work
editChan supports theopen accessmovement.[2]
Chan was a signatory to theBudapest Open Access Initiative.[1]
Bioline International
editIn 1993 Chan founded Bioline International.[3]Bioline International is a not-for-profit scholarly publishing cooperative which seeks to share open access journals published in developing countries. Chan believes that developing countries need access to journals.[4]
References
edit- ^abcdePoynder, Richard (June 20, 2008)."Open and Shut?: The Open Access Interviews: Leslie Chan".poynder.blogspot.com.Retrieved25 June2013.
- ^"In defence of Open Access systems - The Hindu".thehindu.com.31 December 2012.Retrieved25 June2013.
- ^Masum, Hassan (4 October 2012)."Insider Views of Collaborative R&D for Health: Q&A with Leslie Chan - Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment".healthresearchpolicy.org.Results for Development Institute.Archived fromthe originalon 17 June 2013.Retrieved25 June2013.
- ^Chan, Leslie; Kirsop, Barbara; Arunachalam, Subbiah (17 January 2011)."Withdrawal of journal access is a wake-up call for researchers in the developing world | Speaking of Medicine".blogs.plos.org.Retrieved25 June2013.