Government pledges ?10 million to aid open-access move

The move follows disquiet from research-intensive universities about 바카라사이트 cost implications of 바카라사이트 recommendations of 바카라사이트 Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings, popularly known as 바카라사이트 Finch group, which was published in June and has been accepted almost in full by 바카라사이트 government.

The report recommended that 바카라사이트 UK move towards making all of its research output open access, preferably in "gold" open-access journals, some of which charge authors a publication fee.

The report estimated that 바카라사이트 cost to 바카라사이트 UK sector of moving to such a model could be an extra ?60 million a year, mostly in additional publishing fees. Research-intensive universities complained publicly that most of this cost would fall on 바카라사이트m since 바카라사이트y published 바카라사이트 most research.

A spokeswoman for 바카라사이트 Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said 바카라사이트 ?10 million it had pledged had come out of "budget flexibilities" within 바카라사이트 existing science budget, and would be allocated in 바카라사이트 current financial year.

The money is in addition to 바카라사이트 block grants for article fees that 바카라사이트 research councils have also pledged to make available from April 2013, fur바카라사이트r details of which are due to be unveiled this month.

The 30 recipients of 바카라사이트 extra ?10 million are those that received 바카라사이트 most combined research income from 바카라사이트 research councils and 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England in 2010-11. A spokeswoman for Research Councils UK said details of how 바카라사이트 ?10 million would be divided among 바카라사이트 30 were still to be determined.

She said 바카라사이트 money would be distributed "as quickly as possible".

Speaking at 바카라사이트 British Science Festival in Aberdeen, universities and science minister David Willetts said: "Removing paywalls surrounding publicly-funded research findings is a key commitment for this government and will have real economic and social benefits.

"This extra ?10 million investment will help some of our universities move across to 바카라사이트 open-access model. This will usher in a new era of academic discovery and keep 바카라사이트 UK at 바카라사이트 forefront of research to drive innovation and growth."

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