NIH Reportedly Is Weakening Its Plan for Free Access to Journal Articles

By LILA GUTERMAN

Washington

Just weeks after its director defended a controversial draft policy for providing free access to scientific literature, the National Institutes of Health appears to be softening its stance. A newspaper report on Tuesday said that the NIH's final policy, which is not yet public, would ask scientists...

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