Leslie Chan

Leslie Chan in 2013

Leslie Chan is an advocate for open access. He is a professor at University of Toronto Scarborough.

Biography

Chan was born in Hong Kong in 1959.[1] When he was 16 he moved to Canada to attend university.[1] He received a degree in anthropology.[1] While working to have his research published, he began to perceive problems with academic publishing and began exploring options to fix them.[1]

Work

Chan supports the open access movement.[2]

Chan was a signatory to the Budapest Open Access Initiative.[1]

Bioline International

Main article: Bioline International

In 1993 Chan founded Bioline International.[3] Bioline International is a not-for-profit scholarly publishing cooperative which seeks to share open access journals published in developing countries. Chan believes that developing countries need access to journals.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Poynder, Richard (June 20, 2008). "Open and Shut?: The Open Access Interviews: Leslie Chan". poynder.blogspot.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "In defence of Open Access systems - The Hindu". thehindu.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Masum, Hassan (4 October 2012). "Insider Views of Collaborative R&D for Health: Q&A with Leslie Chan - Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment". healthresearchpolicy.org. Results for Development Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Chan, Leslie; Kirsop, Barbara; Arunachalam, Subbiah (17 January 2011). "Withdrawal of journal access is a wake-up call for researchers in the developing world | Speaking of Medicine". blogs.plos.org. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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