Canada's 17 NRC Journals No Longer OA: A Tempest in a Teapot

Emily Chung in CBC News writes: "No more free access to Canadian science journals: Privatization of NRC Research Press means public, scientists now pay $10 per article" ------- The solution to this non-problem is simple: If the authors of the articles that are published in the 17 NRC journals want to maximize the uptake, usage and impact of their findings (and all researchers do!), all they have to do is self-archive the final, refereed draft in their research institution's open-access repository immediately upon acceptance for publication. And if their research institution and research funder want to make sure that is done, all they have to do is mandate self-archiving, as many institutions and funders worldwide are beginning to do -- including the NRC (and 12 other institutions and funders in Canada). See the Registry of Open Access Material Access Policies (ROARMAP).