Researchers should be encouraged to publish articles as open access, either in open
access journals or in open access repositories. Researchers should store protocols in
World Health Organization accredited clinical trial registries. If software products used
are open source, the researchers should be encouraged to share the source code....Raw data and data appendices in publications should be deposited in open access
repositories where available....
Speaking as journal editors, we would be cognisant of the fact that it is generally
accepted that open access increases the impact of the research, including the citation
rate. Open access offers a better return on investment on publicly-funded research.
Publicly-funded research can be accessible within public institutions, without those
institutions having to spend public monies to private parties for access to that research.
Editors see an internationalization of contributors which is an advantage for regionallybased
journals such as publicly funded journals in Canada....
A mandatory policy of deposit in open access
repositories would ensure compliance by researchers....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/06/2006 09:43:00 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.
