Publish, Don’t Perish: Recommendations for Mitigating Impacts of the New Federal Open Access Policy

peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-03-28

Summary:

"In August, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a new policy requiring that all federally funded scholarly research be accessible to the public immediately upon publication. While this open access policy will ultimately benefit society by increasing the availability of data and research outputs, it could place a heavy burden on researchers due to the relatively high cost of open access alongside an academic culture that tends to favor publishing in high impact subscription journals. We examine the complexities of the traditional publishing landscape and offer recommendations for agencies, universities, and publishers to mitigate the impacts on researchers. Specifically, we recommend a short-term increase in funding to cover higher publishing costs, but contributions from all stakeholders are needed to facilitate a long-term solution."

Link:

https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038126_jspg220101.html

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oa.new oa.usa oa.ostp oa.policies oa.funders oa.policies.funders oa.mandates oa.embargoes oa.funders oa.fees oa.economics_of oa.misunderstandings

Date tagged:

03/28/2023, 08:50

Date published:

03/28/2023, 06:40