Article
Open Access for the Non-English-Speaking World: Overcoming the Language Barrier
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
(2008)
Abstract
This editorial highlights the problem of language barrier in scientific communication in spite of the recent success of Open Access Movement. Four options for English-language journals to overcome the language barrier are suggested: 1) abstracts in alternative languages provided by authors, 2) Wiki open translation, 3) international board of translator-editors, and 4) alternative language version of the journal. The Emerging Themes in Epidemiology announces that with immediate effect, it will accept translations of abstracts or full texts by authors as Additional files.
Keywords
- Open access,
- Language,
- Translation
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 4, 2008
DOI
10.1186/1742-7622-5-1
Publisher Statement
© Fung; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2008. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Article obtained from Emerging Themes in Epidemiology.
Citation Information
Isaac Chun-Hai Fung. "Open Access for the Non-English-Speaking World: Overcoming the Language Barrier" Emerging Themes in Epidemiology Vol. 5 Iss. 1 (2008) ISSN: 1742-7622 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/isaac_fung1/56/