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Distribution of Medical Research Articles on the World Wide Web Kevin T. Kavanagh, MD, FACS ABSTRACT. Ninety-eight percent of 51 polled medical editors felt that published research articles should be available to the public on the World Wide Web at no charge, after a mean time from publication of 1.4 years for viewing and 1.9 years for printing. Public libraries or other govern- ment institutions could be allowed to assume the responsibility of hous- ing and distributing the electronically stored archived material, analogous to their role with printed material, lifting the financial burden from the publishing companies. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: docdelivery@ Website: http://www.HaworthP © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.] KEYWORDS. Internet, research, published articles, access An emerging method of publishing medical research articles is by distribution on the World Wide Web. This method allows shorter time between article submission and publication, and may virtually elimi- nate article backlog. It will also allow the publication of longer articles and the accommodation of large color illustrations. But the great advan- tage will be the incorporation of sound and video. In the future, articles may contain active Web links, allowing the reader to click on a refer- ence and instantly be sent to the text of the referenced article. Imagine Kevin T. Kavanagh is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Divi- sion of Otolaryngology, University of Kentucky. Journal of Health Social Policy, Vol. 16(3) 2003 /store/product.asp?sku=J045 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 10.