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NewsIndian government pursues national journal access plan
New model would replace institutional subscriptions, but is subject to publishers’ cooperation
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Blow to open access Plan S as European Research Council withdraws
Disagreements over hybrid publishing caused research funder to part ways with coalition
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Trump pressed by Nobel laureates to make US-funded research available for free
White House proposal for free and immediate access to taxpayer-funded research currently appears to be stalled
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American scientific publishers panic over paywall policy rumours
The White House is apparently poised to force the immediate free distribution of scientific journal articles arising from federal funding
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Elsevier signs first major open access deal with a US university
Carnegie Mellon faculty and students will have access to Elsevier’s 3500 academic journals, and can publish their work open access at no extra charge
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News
75% of European spending on scientific journals goes to ‘big five’ publishers
But only 56% of research is published by these top publishers
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World Health Organization joins controversial open access Plan S
The Who becomes first UN agency to support the push for open access science publishing
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Crispr pioneer among University of California researchers boycotting Elsevier
Open letter to the journal publisher withholding editorial work has been signed by 31 members of the university
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University of California cut off from Elsevier journals after contract cancellation
System of 10 universities has been preparing for loss of journals for months with legal avenues arranged to access new papers
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News
Science scorecards reveal state of research in G20 nations
Performance measured using data on funding, gender balance and open access
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Open data linked to higher citations for journal articles
Studies that provide access to underlying data are cited 25% more often than those that don’t
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Researchers warn open access Plan S may still be too rushed, despite one-year delay
Updated guidelines from cOAlition S funders draw mixed reactions from scientists and publishers
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Elsevier signs its first ever ‘read and publish’ open access deal with Norway
Agreement will see research published by Norwegian academics immediately free to read
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Predatory publisher OMICS fined $50 million by US court for defrauding scientists
Underhand tactics of predatory open access firm revealed in case brought by the Federal Trade Commission
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University of California terminates contract with Elsevier over journal costs and open access
University responsible for publishing 10% of US research takes stand that will cut researchers off from many journals
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Opinion
How teenagers are disrupting drug discovery
A citizen science project to improve access to malaria drugs
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Wiley strikes open access deal with German universities and libraries
Agreement hailed as a victory for Project Deal with further deals now expected to follow
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Open access Plan S advocates respond to critics
Hybrid open access model used by many scientific societies not ruled out in new guidance
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Chemists voice concerns over ‘risky’ Plan S open access policy
Open letter says ‘Plan S is a serious violation of academic freedom’
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Wellcome Trust to introduce stricter open access rules
From 2020, Trust will no longer support hybrid publication models or six month embargoes
