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?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @04:11AM
Yep, that is why you get "cancer/depression/alzhiemers is many diseases" and such. The philosophy and methodology is actually exactly the opposite of what science is about (discovering unifying/simplifying principles/laws).