Policy on Open Access Publishing - Worldwide Cancer Research

"Worldwide Cancer Research's mission is to support fundamental and translational scientific research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all cancers. The formal dissemination of results to the research community, most often through publication in scientific journals, is an integral part of the research process. We believe that it is only by sharing new scientific insights widely and promptly that improvements to the lives of people affected by cancer can be made as quickly as possible. However, the traditional model of scientific publication has for years locked research data away in subscription journals, allowing access only in return for payment. This may not present a problem to scientists working in well-funded research institutions, but it can prevent those working in developing countries or at less affluent institutes from accessing the latest research findings in their field. Worldwide Cancer Research was founded on an understanding that excellent science can come from researchers anywhere in the world, so this is a concern. Worldwide Cancer Research also subscribes to the principle that the findings of research supported by charitable donations ought to be freely available to the public that funded it."