As a journalist, I'm all for anything that allows for easier access to content like this. It can be difficult, to say the least, to look up research papers that are related to an article I may be working on. However, as someone who's also a big fan of science, I'm wondering about the criteria that will determine whether papers are published online in this system. As part of the traditional publishing process, papers are peer reviewed. This is an essential step in helping prevent junk or bad science from getting a larger platform than it deserves. So, BU must spell out clearly -- Will the papers published online by BU be peer reviewed? Should people expect the same level of scholarship from these papers as they would from papers published traditionally? BU must not sacrifice scientific integrity in the interest of ease of access. It can do both and must reassure its alumni and the broader scientific community that it will.