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The magazine becomes more accessible 

At the beginning of 2001, the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) with an open letter clearly advocated to make available the outcomes of research in public libraries in digital form in the internet network. Following this initiative, succeeded three major events staking out the evolution of Open Access, favouring the approach of the peer-reviewed literature published from research. It is three meetings designated by the «3B», Budapest, Bethesda and Berlin, meanwhile statements were signed by a number of research institutions worldwide. The Budapest Initiative (February 2002) for Open Access (BOAI) recommends two ways to reach Open Access: Self-Archiving and alternative journals. The Declaration of Bethesda (April 2003) gives a definition of Open Access publishing, and also the roles of different actors involved in science communication. Finally, the Berlin Declaration (October 2003), signed unanimously by various institutions, extends the concept of Open Access to all cultural property and all data produced from a public research work.

In 2006, CIRAD has signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to knowledge, and the Accord protocol of the national archive HAL. In this editorial landscape, while undergoing the impact factor, the Journal Bois et forêts des tropiques is evolving to achieve a double objective: total free access for readers maintaining free of charge for publication for authors, as well as seamless assessment to publish articles guaranteeing renowned authors and their institutions. Thus until the first issue of 2014, items will be available online on the website of the journal (bft.cirad.fr) without embargo, and only paper printing costs will be borne on demand. About the evaluation of the items submitted, it will rely on a greater involvement of the editorial and scientific boards consolidated with double-blind refereeing to properly accompany the authors in the labyrinth of their publication project.

Jean-François Trébuchon

Coordinating Editor