The International Publishers Association (IPA), the International Association of Scientific Technical and Medical (STM) Publishers and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) have released a joint statement that calls for a more rational, evidence based debate on open access.
The statement encourages experimentation and piloting of new concepts and ideas, whilst acknowledging that the differences in the different academic disciplines and publishing traditions may lead to differentiated approaches and business models in support of authors. It is intended to move the often times heated and polarised debate on open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.
The full text of the statement is available online here.
