MDPI, a pioneering open access (OA) publisher, has announced its new status as an Affiliate Member of CHORUS, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to facilitating public access to federally funded research. This partnership underscores MDPI's ongoing commitment to making open access the global standard and supporting compliance with emerging U.S. mandates for open research.
CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States) plays a crucial role in connecting users with open versions of research papers funded by U.S. federal agencies, ensuring that these articles are freely accessible while helping publishers comply with mandates from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The organization leverages technologies like Crossref’s FundRef to streamline access to the best available versions of federally funded research articles.
As an original OA publisher with over 25 years of experience, MDPI has been at the forefront of advancing global efforts to make open research the norm. By joining CHORUS, MDPI reinforces its support for the OA movement and its alignment with the OSTP’s recent directive, which mandates that all publicly funded research be made openly available immediately upon publication by 2026. This shift will significantly impact how libraries allocate budgets, with a greater focus on supporting OA publishing and managing institutional repositories.
MDPI's partnership with CHORUS will enhance its ability to support academic institutions and researchers in adhering to these national mandates, ensuring that authors can easily publish in fully compliant, CC-BY-licensed OA journals. This collaboration reflects MDPI's dedication to both advancing open access and providing sustainable solutions for the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
With CHORUS's platform already integrated with major U.S. agencies like NASA, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation, this partnership marks a significant step in the continued evolution of open access publishing.
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