A petition to require researchers funded by US federal science agencies to share their results now has enough signatures to prompt a response from the White House.
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A petition asking for online, readable publication of all government-funded research is making its way to the White House.
The United Kingdom government hatches a plan to provide free public access to government-funded research.
Will traditional scientific journals follow newspapers into oblivion?
The open-access Public Library of Science has launched a new journal to publish and disseminate scientific information quickly in the wake of disaster.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is considering a policy of open-access-only publishing for its faculty.
The current system by which academics publish their scientific discoveries is a massive waste of money.
Legislators have dropped the Research Works Act, which would have nixed policies that require federally funded research findings to be deposited in public databases.
The publishing giant withdraws its support of the Research Works Act, which would eliminate open-access requirements on federally funded work.
New legislation would make all federally funded research publicly available within 6 months of publication.
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