The NIH open-access plan has been published in the Federal Register (vol. 69, no. 180, September 17, 2004, p. 56074) both in plain-text and PDF editions. A quick look suggests that this is the same text published on September 3 in the NIH Guide. (If I later discover differences, I'll post them here.) The significance of the FR version is that starts the clock anew on the 60 day period of public comments, or starts a second clock. Comments on the NIH Guide version were due by November 2. Comments on the Federal Register version are due by November 16. As before, you may submit comments by email or web form.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/24/2004 08:01:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
