Opinion: Why current publication practices may distort science

An interesting opinion piece from the essay section of PLoS Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by the PLoS (the Public Library of Science). The PLoS is a not-for-profit organisation which is dedicated to producing scientific and medical literature that is freely available to everyone.

Read the article here: http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0050201