[Irtalk] Free papers have reached a tipping point, study claims

Smith, Ina <ismith@sun.ac.za> ismith at sun.ac.za
Wed Aug 21 09:19:46 SAST 2013


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Efforts to give the public free access to peer-reviewed papers have reached a milestone: One-half of all papers are now freely available within a year or two of publication,  concludes a study funded by the European Commission and released today.


Ina Smith
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