All publicly funded research could soon be free for you, the taxpayer, to read

AThomas's bookmarks 2019-03-01

Summary:

"What happens to research that is funded by taxpayers? A lot ends up in subscription-only journals, protected from the eyes of most by a paywall.

But a new initiative known as Plan S could change that. Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication.

It sounds like a good idea – but there are possible downsides. This model could potentially undermine peer review, the process vital for ensuring the rigour and quality of published research. It could also increase costs of publication for researchers and funding bodies. So let’s do Plan S right. "

Link:

https://theconversation.com/all-publicly-funded-research-could-soon-be-free-for-you-the-taxpayer-to-read-111825

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » AThomas's bookmarks

Tags:

oa.new oa.plan_s oa.europe oa.australia oa.funders.public oa.policies oa.funders

Date tagged:

03/01/2019, 03:49

Date published:

02/28/2019, 22:49