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CareersWill open science change chemistry?
While more researchers are adopting open access, open data, open peer review and open projects, some significant barriers are hindering progress
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NewsRSC signs new open access scheme with 77 German institutions
New ‘Platinum model’ agreement means that the vast majority of papers in RSC journals from German researchers will be published OA
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NewsInstitute of Physics donates authors fees from retracted papers to publishing charity
IOP Publishing will give fees to the non-profit Research4Life that supports open access publication for scientists in low- and middle-income countries
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NewsOpen access consortium Coalition S invites feedback on ‘responsible publishing’ plan
Proposal would see early article versions and peer review reports freely available
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry will make all its journals open access
All RSC journals will be free to read within five years
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OpinionKnocking down paywalls
President Biden’s surprise announcement ending paywalls for federally-funded research by 2026 has left publishers scrambling to respond
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NewsWhite House says federally-funded research papers must be open access from 2026
Biden administration’s policy change will see optional 12-month embargo period scrapped
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NewsBest-selling chemistry textbook is now free
New edition of John McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be open access after author discovers copyright loophole
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NewsChemists react to UK umbrella funding body’s new open access mandate
Agency aligns itself with principles of Plan S by insisting on immediate open access
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NewsOver 800 European research institutions and funders urge publishing reform
Publishers must let researchers deposit their manuscripts in an open repository with no embargo, joint statement asserts
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NewsUniversity of California and Elsevier finally reach open access deal
After walking away two years ago, the university secures open access for it researchers on the condition they chip in for publishing costs
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CareersA free online guide to master Schlenk lines
Andryj Borys shares his knowledge on air-sensitive chemistry through an open-access handbook and website
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NewsDozens of publishers oppose key provision in open access Plan S
Over 50 publishers fear open access publishing initiative’s ‘Rights Retention’ strategy could harm journal revenue and article quality
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NewsNature journals set to offer all authors open access route in 2021 – for a price
Publisher comes in for criticism from scientists for €9500 price tag to publish a paper
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NewsSpringer Nature and Max Planck reach landmark open access deal in Germany
The agreement will allow authors at eligible German institutes to publish papers for fee of about £8500 each
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NewsIndian government pursues national journal access plan
New model would replace institutional subscriptions, but is subject to publishers’ cooperation
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NewsBlow to open access Plan S as European Research Council withdraws
Disagreements over hybrid publishing caused research funder to part ways with coalition
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NewsTrump pressed by Nobel laureates to make US-funded research available for free
White House proposal for free and immediate access to taxpayer-funded research currently appears to be stalled
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NewsAmerican scientific publishers panic over paywall policy rumours
The White House is apparently poised to force the immediate free distribution of scientific journal articles arising from federal funding