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The global push for open access has ramped up in recent years, with efforts from both academic institutions and funding agencies to make more of their content freely available to the public. There were some major developments in 2019—and there are likely to be more in 2020. Here’s what to keep an eye out for in the coming year.
Earlier this month, a rumor began to circulate that the US government was planning on passing an executive order that would mandate all papers from federally funded research be open access immediately upon publication—abolishing the 12-month paywall allowed under current rules.
What they are saying is, ‘Plan S, you are working so hard to replace paying to read with paying to publish that you are creating problems for those of us who have actually achieved something even better.’
In response, more than 135 scientific societies and academic ...
