[GOAL] Both Science and Nature disavow Research Works Act H.R. 3699

Stevan Harnad harnad at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Thu Jan 19 12:08:27 GMT 2012


Both Science (AAAS) and Nature have joined the publishes that have disavowed 
the (U.S.) Research Works Act  (H. R. 3699) which would make it illegal for federal 
funding agencies to mandate  (require) Green OA (self-archiving). 

(The Act is supported by the American Association of Publishers AAP.)

"AAAS Does Not Endorse the Research Works Act"
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/0118rwa.shtml

"Nature Publishing Group and Digital Science joint statement on Research Works Act"
http://www.nature.com/press_releases/rwa-statement.html


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