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Counting the costs of OA
The estimated cost to UK research organisations of achieving compliance with OA mandates in 2013/2014.
Incentives for researchers
Each country, scholarly field, and institution has developed responses to new scholarly communication systems, and those policies and responses influence the behavior of the scholars within those systems.
Counting the Costs of OA in the UK
SPARC Europe and London Higher have jointly commissioned a study by Research Consulting into the overhead costs to universities of complying with the RCUK OA policy.
Gates Foundation to require immediate free access for journal articles
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to require that the researchers it funds publish only in immediate open-access journals.
Aaron Swartz was no criminal
One of Swartz' lawyers, writes about the spiteful and unreasonable charges that led to his suicide—and MIT's gutless support of his prosecutors.
Why isn't academic research free to everyone?
Scholarly articles, filled with indubitable knowledge and analysis, only exist for the general public behind pricey paywalls. So one lecturer is advocating for them to be free of charge.
France prefers to pay (twice) for papers by its researchers
France may not have any money left for its universities but it does have money for academic publishers.
California leads to publicly funded research
California has become the first state to mandate open access for the products of taxpayer-funded research.
Engagement für mehr Öffnung
Er gründet eine Online-Zeitschrift ohne jegliche Schranke, twittert die Mitteilungen des Bundesgerichts und bemüht sich hartnäckig darum, dass alle Gerichte ihre Urteile zugänglich machen: Daniel Hürlimann rüttelt am Justizapparat.
More than half of 2007-2012 research articles now free to read
More than half of all peer-reviewed research articles published from 2007 to 2012 are now free to download somewhere on the Internet, according to a report produced for the European Commission.
Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices
University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls.
Why the best way to fix it isn't going to work
Wall Street analysts say open access has failed, but their analysis might help us succeed. If we dare.
Grand openings
Changes that will bring scientific discovery more freely into the public domain are happening.
Policy design and implementation monitoring
We know that those Open Access policies that work are the ones that have teeth. Both institutional and funder policies work better when tied to reporting requirements.
Is Biblioleaks inevitable?
We explore the feasibility and consequences of a Biblioleaks event for researchers, journals, publishers, and the broader communities of doctors and the patients they serve.
Scientists criticise new "open access" journal
One hundred and fifteen scientists have signed an open letter to the AAAS expressing concerns over the launch of a new scientific journal, Science Advances.
Can open access publishing be a smart career move?
It can seem like a magic word is needed to get published in the top academic journals. Is open access a genuine alternative?
NIH tells genomic researchers: 'You must share data'
Scientists who use government money to conduct genomic research will be required to quickly share the data they gather under a policy announced on Wednesday by the NIH.
How much does it cost eLife to publish an article?
eLife has released its 2013 financials, which give an indication of what a premier OA journal article costs to produce.
Open letter to the AAAS
A number of suggestions for the new AAAS open access journal Science Advances.
Openism, IPism, Fundamentalism, and Pragmatism
On the importance of remaining pragmatic due to the risk of collapsing the entire publishing system in an effort to improve it.
Promoting open access to research results
Position paper issued by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences.
Publishers' copyright move 'could limit use of research'
Scientific publishers producing model copyright licences will make it harder for academic research to be a "first class citizen of the web".
Research funders provide OA support
Overview of some of the approaches that research funders take to open access and why.
US Department of Energy frees up access to research
The US Department of Energy has revealed how papers from research it funds will become free to read.
OA papers ‘gain more traffic and citations’
Open access science articles are read and cited more often than articles available only to subscribers, a study has suggested.
Being Human
Open Access and Being Human Dr Martin Paul Eve, co-founder of the Open Library of the Humanities and editor of the open access journal Alluviun, reflects on Open Access engagement, and the politics of information management in a digital age.
Incentivizing peer-review
Under current scientific publishing norms, most research – including, but not limited to, the analysis of thin circular objects – is accessible only to high-paying institutions.
How the transition to Open Access could be accelerated by libraries working together
How the transition to Open Access could be accelerated by libraries working together
Libraries are in a good position to push Open Access even further, as they currently fully pay the production costs of the traditional subscription model.
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