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On the surface, Plan S looks like the breaking of the scientific publishing mould. An initiative of Science Europe and Robert-Jan Smits, the European Commission’s former open access envoy, it stipulates that, by 2020, taxpayer-funded research results should be free to read immediately on publication. It is a sharp departure – some would say threat – to the status quo.
Taking apart the "academic freedom" argument against mandates.
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Pablo de Castro, Open Access Advocacy Librarian, University of Strathclyde
Gates has been one of a handful of funders pushing for open access to published research. In 2017, it’s walking the walk, with grantees now unable to publish in some top journals with restrictive policies.
HELL TO THE GOTDANG YES.
Wellcome has introduced a set of publisher requirements for open access (OA) publications. Robert Kiley, our Head of Digital Services, explains why we've taken this step.
Prestigious US academic institution Princeton University will prevent researchers from giving the copyright of scholarly articles to journal publishers, except in certain cases where a waiver may be granted…
On April 4, 2016, the University of Arizona Faculty Senate passed an open access policy that calls on the faculty and university to distribute faculty-authored scholarly articles to the widest possible audience through the UA Campus Repository. The new policy was drafted by a faculty task force charged to “review how we as a faculty might act in order to expand access to our scholarly and research outputs.”
Wiley and Elsevier attacked over failures to deposit papers as research funder warns it could withdraw funding for hybrid journals
Scientists created a rod for their backs when they allowed the journals in which their work is published to become…
Possible issue-brief topic.
I recently completed a one year appointment with the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries as Visiting Program Officer for Scholarly Communications. This was a wonderful opportunity to net…
Honest, funny look at getting a mandate passed.
Open access proponents argue that scholars are far more likely to make their articles freely available online if they are required to do so by their university