University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that preserve articles behind paywallsExasperated by rising subscription costs charged by academic publishers,Harvard University has encouraged its faculty members to make their research freely available through open access journals and to resign from publications that preserve articles behind paywalls.
A memo from Harvard Library to the university's 2100 teaching and research staff called for action after warning it could no longer afford the price hikes imposed by many large journal publishers, which bill the library around $3.5m a year.
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Source: theguardian.com