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In the spirited debate on open-access publishing (see, for example, Nature 487, 302; 2012), it is worth remembering that the process is likely to be different in different research fields.

Self-archiving of pre- and postprint versions of research papers in high-energy physics on the arXiv.org server (the 'green' model of open-access publishing) has been running smoothly since 1991. In this model, the peer-review system of the scientific journals serves as a quality stamp. The system works because of institutional subscriptions to journals.

I would encourage scientists in other fields take a closer look at the arXiv model.