[IRTalk] Who gets to read the research we pay for? (an the Twitter storm)

[Dr Leti Kleyn]

Scientific journals' lock on new studies has ignited tension for years. When it comes to access for people with rare diseases, it becomes an ethical issue too.

Read about the Twitter storm with regards to the tweet by William Gunn, Elsevier's director of scholarly communications:

"Yes, everyone should have rainbows, unicorns, & puppies delivered to their doorstep by volunteers. Y'all keep wishing for that, I'll keep working on producing the best knowledge and distributing it as best we can."

https://slate.com/technology/2018/08/who-gets-to-read-the-research-taxpayers-fund.html


Dr Leti Kleyn
Programme Officer: Humanities & STEM Education
Science Advisory Programme
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