The EU is set to rein in the racket of scientific publishing by backingopen access to publicly-funded research papers.
It also wants to end the controversial practice of charging fees to authors.
The position has been agreed at technical level, according to the document.
They will now be submitted for approval by research ministers at a 23 May 2023 meeting.
Publicly funded research should be publicly available for free.
The EUs move could have sweeping implications for a divisive industry.
Academic publishers can charge thousands of euros to access single articles despite the papers being based on taxpayer-funded research.
Furthermore, the study author often has to pay the publisher to issue the paper.
The EUs proposals could upend thisstaggeringly profitablebusiness model.
Unsurprisingly,techentrepreneurs that harness research have welcomed the move.
It is finally becoming a reality!
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
