Trump’s ‘paradigm shift’ may derail free access to online content for researchers

"The memo governing open (public) access in the US lies within the remit of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which currently has some 4.2 million articles in its domain. There are several possibilities as to how the Trump administration’s policies might impact upon it.

Firstly, research funding may be cut back in order to pay for higher priority policies and open access could, therefore, cease to be funded as a result. Secondly, the open access memo itself may be rescinded as part of Trump’s attempt to eradicate Obama’s legacy. Finally, the OSTP may be dissolved."