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RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@albertcardona/116195224382916202

I've always wondered why funders don't cut out the middleman (traditional academic publishers) and just...make it mandatory that all funded research is written up and published openly by the body that funded it. 🤷

Seems like a no-brainer to me. Remove fees for publishing and everyone can access the fruits of their labour because those who funded the research, very often the public, publish the results of what they funded.

/cc @albertcardona @pjacock

Mar 8 at 10:35pmWeb
Show threadPeter CockMar 8
@slackline @albertcardona Welcome Trust have made steps in that direction, eg https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/
Show threadAlbert CardonaMar 8

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Indeed, and so did the ERC. What's missing now: make it mandatory.