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US seeks to make science free for all.

Authors :
Butler, Declan
Source :
Nature; 4/8/2010, Vol. 464 Issue 7290, p822-823, 2p, 1 Color Photograph, 2 Graphs
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article reports on the efforts of U.S. government to make scientific research available for all. It reports that the accessibility offered by the Internet has transformed science publishing over the past decade. The government of the U.S. is making efforts to make all federally funded research available for free. The new system will make huge numbers of scientific articles publicly available for all. It reports that such archives will basically contain the final versions of the manuscripts written by the authors. There was an increase in public access in late 2007 when the U.S. Congress passed a bill and made it compulsory for scientists funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to deposit their papers within 12 months of publication.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Volume :
464
Issue :
7290
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
49004583
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/464822a