Scholars in all disciplines & countries, we invite you to sign this open letter to calling for equitable access & participation in research for all
Why we think you should sign
ostp-letter.github.io/why.html
Or go straight to the letter
ostp-letter.github.io
#OSTPLetter
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recently committed to making all federally funded research free to read without embargo at publication. This is a historic move for the US that has huge potential to change the world for the better.
But, it also comes with a huge risk.
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Federally funded research should be freely accessible to the American public. From environmental justice to cancer breakthroughs to more sustainable farming, immediate access to America’s research jumpstarts innovation everywhere.
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Publishers may simply switch to charging excessively high fees to authors and their institutions, effectively pricing out and excluding many who cannot afford them.
The risk is that by making access to research free, it will make participation in research less equitable.
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We call on the government to implement their policy in a way that allows everyone to participate equally in research. This will shake up publishers' business models, and so we call for a publicly funded publishing infrastructure to guarantee the ability to do research to all.
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This infrastructure will create the conditions for an ecosystem of new approaches to publishing, better adapted to the modern world, from the private, public and non-profit sectors. Publishers will have to adapt and offer valuable new services rather than relying on prestige.
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This is an opportunity to make research work for all researchers and the wider public, not the benefit of a few. Please read & share widely our article & letter. Send a message to the US government that we all deserve better.
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Scholars in all disciplines & countries, we invite you to sign this open letter to @WHOSTP calling for equitable access & participation in research for all
Why we think you should sign
ostp-letter.github.io/why.html
Or go straight to the letter
ostp-letter.github.io
#OSTPLetter
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I consider the open access model as a pay-to-play model, which makes it grossly unfair to those who don't have the financial means to pay the exorbitant prices for publishing.
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