#EU ready to back immediate #OpenAccess without author fees - #ResearchProfessionalNews

"The EU is ready to agree that immediate open access to papers reporting publicly funded #research should become the norm, without authors having to pay fees, and that the bloc should support non-profit scholarly #publishing models.
In a move that could send shockwaves through commercial scholarly #publishing, the positions are due to be adopted by the Council of the EU member state governments later this month."

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-infrastructure-2023-5-eu-ready-to-back-immediate-open-access-without-author-fees/

EU ready to back immediate open access without author fees - Research Professional News

Provisionally agreed position also expresses support for non-profit publishing models

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@tero
Pretty big news if this goes through.

Interesting to think how it might work in practice. There'll have to be a shift to publishing in journals like wellcome open research (that style). Existing journals won't accept just simply not being paid.

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