Some slow to embrace FASTR | Boston Herald

"A new Congressional bill that would improve public access to the roughly $60 billion in research the federal government funds each year is drawing praise from researchers who say it will accelerate innovation, and criticism from some publishers who fear it will undermine their financial model. The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act would require each federally funded researcher to submit an electronic copy of the final text of their peer-
reviewed work and ensure that manuscript is available free online within six months. 'We are supportive of any initiative that increases transparency and collaboration, and creates widespread access to the amazing work of our biomedical researchers,' said Dr. Paul J. Anderson, chief academic officer and senior vice president of research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. 'The FASTR Act has the potential to speed the pace of innovation, a goal that we are all focused on, as we work to translate our research breakthroughs to clinical therapies for the ultimate benefit of our patients.' Harry Orf, senior vice president for research at Massachusetts General Hospital, said MGH also supports full disclosure of peer-reviewed research. Currently, federally funded study results are reported to the National Institutes of Health and submitted within a year of publication to PubMed Central, a freely accessible government database. Orf’s one concern is that any additional requirements the FASTR Act entails be handled through that system to prevent 'increased bureaucratic burden' on researchers ..."