Open Access Funding | Open Science

" ... Although the direct relationship between investment in research and economic growth has not proven conclusively, it remains the basis of government policy in many countries, as there is a strong belief that science-based research, supported by government funding, is one of the more important engines of growth. There is also growing conviction that research, particularly one that is publicly funded, should be made available to all. This opinion is held not only by the public, and acted upon by the government, but also by various other stakeholders. National and local governments, research funding institutes, universities, libraries, publishers, researchers and the general public were all represented in a survey carried out by the European Commission[1] and 90% believe (76% strongly agree and 14% agree) that publications resulting from publicly funded research should, as a matter of principle, be available free of charge to readers on the Internet. Moreover, in an opinion poll led by SOAP[2], dedicated exclusively to researchers, among 38,385 respondents 89% agree that their research benefits, or would benefit, from OA articles. So why is Open Access not the first choice for authors? ..."