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I have seen publisher making open access mandatory, with an outrageous fee attached to it. Also,iirc the pubmed central thing only apply to works with certain
by daxuak 5y ago
I have seen publisher making open access mandatory, with an outrageous fee attached to it.
Also,iirc the pubmed central thing only apply to works with certain funds (i.e. NIH), many articles do not get to there.
- zibzab 5y agoSome grants require open access, which unfortunately often translates to tax money being transferred to big publishers.
- ineedasername 5y agoWithout it, tax money still transfers to publishers, only via a less direct route. It funds the research that produces content, without which the publishers would have nothing of value to sell. I really don't like the high APC practice, but if tax money is going to the publishers anyway then I have a little bit of tolerance for slightly more going there to add significant value with open access.