Poschl (2010) argued that the advantages of open access, public peer review and interactive discussion can be efficiently and flexibly combined with the strengths of traditional publishing and peer review. Since 2001 the benefits and viability of this approach are clearly demonstrated by the highly successful interactive open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and a growing number of sister journals launched by the publisher Copernicus and the European Geosciences Union. These journals are practicing a two-stage process of publication and peer review combined with interactive public discussion, which effectively resolves the dilemma between rapid scientific exchange and through quality assurance. The same or similar concepts have recently also been adopted in other disciplines, including the life sciences and economics. The principles, key aspects and achievements of interactive open access publishing (top quality and impact, efficient self-regulation and low rejection rates, little waste and low cost) are outlined and discussed.
Poschl, U (2010). Interactive open access publishing and public peer review: The effectiveness of transparency and self-regulation in scientific quality assurance. INternation federation of Library Associations and Institutions 36 (1) pp 40-46. Retrieved on November 29, 2010 from http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/publications/ ifla-journals/fila-journals-36-1_2010.PDF. DOI: 10.1177/0340035209359573.
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