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Why is the NZMJ password protected?
I have just finished reading the current edition of the NZMJ
and I have to ask, why is it password protected? When it was paper based, there
was a cost of production and distribution, and so was restricted to paying
members. It is now electronic and should be widely and easily available. The
password is annoying to members and restricts wider readership, a potential
disincentive to authors who could decide to publish elsewhere. What is the
downside to members of having it more freely available?
Ron Janes
GP, Wairoa ResponseThe NZMJ is, and always has been, a
benefit of membership of the New Zealand Medical Association. NZMA members pay
for it through their annual membership subscription. Although cheaper to produce
than the paper version, there are still substantial costs, such as editorial
costs. Making it freely available to all would also mean a loss of tens of
thousands of dollars of institutional subscriptions. The NZMA is currently
looking at making the password system simpler, and also making back issues
freely available after a certain length of time.
Ross Boswell
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