As of 2020: 100% Open Access to European scientific articles to be freely accessible - TechDisease

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-01-11

Summary:

"The sheer quantity of scientific publishing being outputted is astonishing — and that’s a great thing. Scientists, and science in general, are experiencing a very strange time; on one hand, there is more research being done than ever before in history, but on the other hand, it’s harder than ever to publish results, it’s harder than ever to verify studies, and reading a single paper can easily cost you up to $50. Well, at least the last bit is set to change, for Europe at least.

The European Union states want to make sure everyone is getting their fair share of science, making all papers from authors who received funding from the EU or a national government freely available to all European citizens – and that’s almost all the studies. The EU is also looking into a European visa for foreign start-up founders, to make sure scientific information reaches the people in need..."

Link:

http://www.techdisease.com/2018/01/as-of-2020-100-open-access-to-european.html

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Date tagged:

01/11/2018, 16:35

Date published:

01/11/2018, 11:35