The Chronicle of Higher Education

British Parliamentary Panel Endorses Open Access to Scientific Literature

By LILA GUTERMAN

In a much-anticipated report scheduled to be released today, the Science and Technology Committee of Britain's House of Commons endorsed open access to research results and criticized the scientific-publishing industry for the escalating prices of its journals.

The report comes just days after a U.S....

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