OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated U.S. policy guidance to make the results of taxpayer-supported research immediately available to the American public at no cost. In a memorandum to federal departments and agencies, Dr. Alondra Nelson, the head of OSTP, delivered guidance for agencies to update their public access policies as soon as possible to make publications and research funded by taxpayers publicly accessible, without an embargo or cost. All agencies will fully implement updated policies, including ending the optional 12-month embargo, no later than December 31, 2025.
This policy will likely yield significant benefits on a number of key priorities for the American people, from environmental justice to cancer breakthroughs, and from game-changing clean energy technologies to protecting civil liberties in an automated world.
[...] "When research is widely available to other researchers and the public, it can save lives, provide policymakers with the tools to make critical decisions, and drive more equitable outcomes across every sector of society," said Dr. Alondra Nelson, head of OSTP. "The American people fund tens of billions of dollars of cutting-edge research annually. There should be no delay or barrier between the American public and the returns on their investments in research."
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Monday September 05 2022, @08:49AM (3 children)
how are the
publishersleeches going to strike back?"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Monday September 05 2022, @12:47PM (1 child)
Publication fees.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Username on Monday September 05 2022, @02:30PM
They'll probably redefine the term public.
(Score: 3, Funny) by krishnoid on Monday September 05 2022, @07:57PM
Oh, don't worry about them -- they still have their uses and means [nih.gov].
(Score: 1, Redundant) by Nofsck Ingcloo on Monday September 05 2022, @01:36PM (6 children)
Why the hell do we have to wait three years for this?
1984 was not written as an instruction manual.
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by Username on Monday September 05 2022, @02:51PM
2024 is the next election.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by TrentDavey on Monday September 05 2022, @03:17PM (2 children)
"immediately available" => "as soon as possible" => spend the time strategizing stonewalling until December 31, 2025 => not in your lifetime.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday September 05 2022, @07:56PM (1 child)
Hey, don't be pissy about it. I'm glad the fact that it becomes free, open, and centrally and conveniently available [nih.gov] after as little as a year, flew under the monetization radar of the entirety of prior administrations.
(Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 06 2022, @12:14AM
Most of it is student trash generated solely and fraudulently for the purpose of getting a degree and a promotion for the supervisor. That's all it is.
(Score: 4, Informative) by helel on Monday September 05 2022, @03:30PM
"All agencies will fully implement updated policies, including ending the optional 12-month embargo, no later than December 31, 2025."
It takes time to update rules and make changes to contracts and applications. 2026 is the cutoff when everybody has to have that work done by.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2022, @03:31PM
I would imagine they need to give a reasonable amount of time for everyone to get in place whatever they need to track this on both the journal and government side:
This announcement doesn't say what constitutes federally funded research. Is it majority funded, or any level? What about if I'm using private funds, but I used that oscilloscope I bought on that one program five years ago? Is that federally funded? The devil will be in the details, I'm sure, and I would expect there to be some time that will be needed to figure this all out.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2022, @06:53PM
Without real legislation from congress this will be quickly reversed by the next admin.. Learn from history, people
(Score: 3, Insightful) by legont on Monday September 05 2022, @11:13PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz [wikipedia.org]
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2) by legont on Monday September 05 2022, @11:21PM (1 child)
It's all irrelevant ever since 22 years old Sasha freed them all https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Elbakyan [wikipedia.org]
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2) by legont on Monday September 05 2022, @11:38PM
Forgot to mention - she did it in three days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Elbakyan [wikipedia.org]
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday September 06 2022, @12:12PM
I applaud the spirit of the directive. Now let's see how it's implemented. If the result is an easily searchable archive with full access, then we can legitimately chalk it up as a good thing the Biden administration has done.
Washington DC delenda est.