US scholarly journal publishers oppose Federal Research Public Access Act - March 6, 2012
Eighty-one US scholarly journal publishing organisations have expressed their strong opposition to the third introduction of the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA, H.R. 4004 and S.2096). The Association of American Publishers' Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (AAP/PSP) and the DC Principles Coalition sent letters -… Read More
US anti-open access bill stymied as Elsevier backs out - March 5, 2012
The proposed Research Works Act in the US has been dropped in a move that is seen to signal a pivotal shift in scientific publishing. The legislation, had it been passed, would have stopped funding agencies stipulating that research funded with taxpayer dollars be made publicly available. The implosion… Read More
Science, Nature publish NSABB statement on risk from avian flu research publication - February 2, 2012
The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has published a policy statement warning about the ‘unusually high magnitude’ risk from unrestricted publication of avian flu research. The NSABB statement was published online recently by the scientific journals Science and Nature, which will publish them… Read More
American Society of Plant Biologists not for Research Works Act - January 31, 2012
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) has stated that it does not endorse the Research Works Act (RWA; H.R. 3699), which was introduced into the US Congress late last year. If the RWA were to become law, it would essentially repeal the National Institutes of… Read More
AAAS not endorsing Research Works Act - January 20, 2012
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has reaffirmed its support for the current public access policy of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Contrary to recent news reports, AAAS does not endorse… Read More
Copyright Alliances welcomes US bill overturning free access to publicly funded research - January 16, 2012
The Copyright Alliance has applauded US Representatives Darrell Issa and Carolyn Maloney for their bipartisan introduction of H.R. 3699, the Research Works Act. The proposal would overturn an unprecedented federal government taking of copyrights from certain authors and researchers. In a recently issued statement, the… Read More
