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Open access: the die is cast
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Rheumatology, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: R. Watts. E-mail: editorial@rheumatology.org.uk
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Alea iacta estthe die is castGaius Julius Caesar is quoted as saying as he crossed the Rubicon to invade Rome in 49 BC. The past year has seen momentous changes in the world of journal publishing. The NIH in the USA and the Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the Wellcome Trust in the UK have launched their plans for