Publicly funded research must be made accessible and free of charge to the public, recommended a statement published this week by research councils in the United Kingdom.
The statement said that information derived from publicly funded research must be made available at no charge for public use as widely, rapidly, and effectively as is practical. It also advised that published research findings must be subject to rigorous quality assurance, through effective peer review mechanisms, and that mechanisms for publication and access to research results must be efficient and cost effective. Finally, the outputs from current and future research must be preserved and remain accessible for future generations.
The recommendations were developed by the executive group of Research Councils UK, which represents the eight research councils in the country, including the Medical Research Council....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/14/2006 10:18:00 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.
