Abstract
Scientists and publishers are eager to see US government agencies’ plans to give the public immediate access to publications and data created from federally funded research. In August, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that it would require immediate open access for its funded research, and agencies’ policy plans are due this year. A 2013 plan had made research publicly available a year after publication for agencies that fund over $100 million in research. The new plans include immediate availability for both publications and data. The requirement extends to all federal agencies. Plans from larger funders are due in February; smaller funders, which are creating open-access plans from scratch, have until August. Agencies seem enthusiastic about the possibilities of the plans they’re developing, says Heather Joseph, executive director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), an organization of libraries and academic institutions that promotes
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
