Wellcome Trust to introduce stricter open access rules

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From 2020, Trust will no longer support hybrid publication models or six month embargoes

The Wellcome Trust is changing its policy on open access from 2020 following a six month review and consultation with grantees, publishers, research organisations and funders.

The funder is dropping support for ‘hybrid’ journals, which operate traditional subscription models while allowing some articles to be published open access.