Leslie Chan is an advocate for open access. He is a professor at University of Toronto Scarborough.
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]
Chan supports the open access movement. [2]
Chan was a signatory to the Budapest Open Access Initiative. [1]
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]
Leslie Chan is an advocate for open access. He is a professor at University of Toronto Scarborough.
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]
Chan supports the open access movement. [2]
Chan was a signatory to the Budapest Open Access Initiative. [1]
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]