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Electronic Publishing (STI Management) Federal Policy (Other Organizations) Scientific/Technical Communication (STI Management) |
| Author: | Brian Dougherty |
| Abstract: | This article comments on the U.S. Congress's exploration of whether the cost of journal publications is hindering access to publicly funded research. The proposal introduced by Martin Sabo in (H.R. 2613) in conjunction with the Public Library of Science (PLoS) would put the results of scientific research that was funded primarily by the federal government into the public domain by requiring scientists to forgo copyright protection for such work. PLoS maintains that the rising cost of many journals is denying the public access to new discoveries. A new set of peer-reviewed journals that would be freely available on the Internet is being developed by PLoS will be introduced in October, 2003. The House and Senate Appropriations Committee are expected to request NIH to report on how the rising subscrption charges of for-profit biomedical research publishers are affecting access to taxpayer-funded research. |
| Publisher: | Capitol Connection |
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| Date Published: | 2003-August |
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| Resource Type: | Report |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | HTML |
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| Rights Management: | Copyright © 2003 American Chemical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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