EU ready to back immediate open access without author fees

[ahimsa]

EU ready to back immediate open access without author fees

https://www.researchprofessionalnew...ck-immediate-open-access-without-author-fees/

Provisionally agreed position also expresses support for non-profit publishing models

The EU is ready to agree that immediate open access to papers reporting publicly funded research should become the norm, without authors having to pay fees, and that the bloc should support non-profit scholarly publishing models.

In a move that could send shockwaves through commercial scholarly publishing, the positions are due to be adopted by the Council of the EU member state governments later this month.

Note: I saw this link on Mastodon so I'm sharing it here. I'm not familiar with "Research Professional News" and don't know anything about their credibility.

 

[RedFox]

We have a similar rule in the US. Government-funded research must be made open-access within 12 months, and in 2026, it will have to be immediately. If my tax dollars go towards research, you bet I want to be able to read it.