Ziyad Marar, Global Publishing Director of academic and professional publisher SAGE, has welcomed the OSTP Director's memorandum to Heads of Executive Department and Agencies directing agencies to develop clear and coordinated policies to increase access.
Ziyad Marar welcomed the OSTP's announcement and their approach of setting out policy objectives but not mandating specific solutions and their recognition that embargo periods will need to be set appropriately for each subject area. He hailed OSTP's recognition of the value of the services that publishers provide.
According to Marar, SAGE is ready to work with OSTP and other stakeholders to help create sustainable solutions that increase access and dissemination while maintaining the many existing valuable attributes of the scholarly communication ecosystem.
