Prof. Timothy Gowers is a celebrated mathematician. A professor at the University of Cambridge, UK, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fields Medalist. In the midst of his research and teaching he finds time to make scientific research freely accessible. Not only did he, through the PolyMath project, give an opportunity for interested common citizens to take part in solving high level research questions, but he also initiated the Cost of Knowledge (aka Boycott Elsevier) movement. He is a great champion of freeing access to knowledge from the stranglehold of commercial interests. He maintains a blog. Here is an entry he contributed six months ago. <*http://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/ http://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/*> Best wishes. Arun -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.