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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the dogs-and-cats-living-together dept.

Phys.org:

What happens to research that is funded by taxpayers? A lot ends up in subscription-only journals, protected from the eyes of most by a paywall.

But a new initiative known as Plan S could change that. Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication.

It sounds like a good idea – but there are possible downsides. This model could potentially undermine peer review, the process vital for ensuring the rigour and quality of published research. It could also increase costs of publication for researchers and funding bodies. So let's do Plan S right.

Taxpayers will have the right to see the research they paid for?


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  • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:27PM (1 child)

    by Pino P (4721) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:27PM (#807300) Journal

    Without an Australian social security number, you might end up hitting the same sort of region locking that Australians routinely see when trying to access American entertainment.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:46PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 26 2019, @10:46PM (#807306) Journal

    I wish I could convey to Australians that they are truly not missing anything when they fail to be able to access American' entertainment. I say that with all sincerity I can express through text.

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