The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) and the MIT Press recently announced that Dædalus, the Journal of the American Academy, will now be an open-access publication. The MIT Press has published Dædalus on behalf of the academy since 2003. Years of volumes and hundreds of essays previously behind a paywall have been ungated and made freely available. “Open access to Dædalus is a meaningful way to support the best interests of authors and audiences, and increase the impact of the academy’s work,” says David W. Oxtoby, president of the…
