An Editor’s Opinion on the Ethics of Open Access

  • Cynthia Twyford Fowler Wofford College
Keywords: Open access, ethics, editorial, ethnobiology, editor

Author Biography

Cynthia Twyford Fowler, Wofford College
Cissy Fowler is an Associate Professor at Wofford College, Secretary of the Society of Ethnobiology, and co-Editor of Ethnobiology Letters.

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Published
2014-01-10
How to Cite
Fowler, C. T. (2014). An Editor’s Opinion on the Ethics of Open Access. Ethnobiology Letters, 5, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.14237/ebl.5.2014.122
Section
Editorials