Campaigners have argued for open access to scientific research since the dawn of the internet – so why is it taking so long? Starting this year, Wellcome will require any medical research it is funding which is considered to offer possible public health benefits to immediately be published on an approved open access platform. But Robert-Jan Smits, Plan S’s founder and former special envoy of open access for the European Commission, says this was the point. “For a long time the debates have have been around why open access is a good thing. Earney negotiates open access publishing deals that will help both publishers and academic bodies in the UK make the transition financially viable.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2020 06:56 UTC