The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has opened a communitywide consultation into the sharing of research articles. Running from February 9 - April 10, 2015, the consultation aims to start discussion and to gain a better understanding of the current landscape of article sharing through scholarly collaboration networks and sites. Feedback is invited, including input on a draft outline of voluntary principles.
STM would like to make sharing simple and seamless for academic researchers, enhancing scholarly collaboration, while being consistent with access and usage rights associated with journal articles. The consultation process aims to build consensus around a commonly agreed framework whereby all players within the community can work together to facilitate sharing which benefits researchers, institutions, and society as a whole, with a core set of principles that maximises this experience for all.
The working group convened by STM to draft the principles and seek community input includes representatives from a number of organisations. The consultation will close on April 10, 2015. STM will collate and publish all submitted feedback on its website.
