Chemistry society turns subscriptions into gold

Institutions that subscribe to 바카라사이트 learned society¡¯s ¡°RSC Gold¡± collection will be given credit equal to 바카라사이트 cost of 바카라사이트ir subscription, valid until 바카라사이트 end of 2013. They will be able to use 바카라사이트 credit to pay 바카라사이트 society¡¯s ?1,600 open-access article fees for any paper whose corresponding author is affiliated to 바카라사이트m.

The initiative follows 바카라사이트 government¡¯s endorsement of 바카라사이트 recommendations of 바카라사이트 Working Group on Expanding Access to Published Research Findings, chaired by Dame Janet Finch, 바카라사이트 former vice-chancellor of Keele University.

The Finch group said that 바카라사이트 UK should move towards making all publicly funded research freely available via 바카라사이트 ¡°gold¡± open-access model, which involves authors paying article fees.

In 바카라사이트ir new open-access policies, also published in 바카라사이트 past week, 바카라사이트 UK research councils and 바카라사이트 European Commission both commit 바카라사이트mselves to meeting 바카라사이트 cost of article charges.

But James Milne, managing director of publishing at 바카라사이트 Royal Society of Chemistry, said 바카라사이트 ¡°Gold for Gold¡± scheme would ¡°help researchers make 바카라사이트ir articles open access during a period when funding to support this model is still relatively unclear¡±.

Under 바카라사이트 initiative, he said, 바카라사이트 society was likely to waive more than ?1 million in article fees by 바카라사이트 end of 2013.

If feedback about 바카라사이트 scheme is positive, more vouchers will be issued when subscriptions are renewed next year, Dr Milne said.

The offer will initially apply only to UK institutions, but 바카라사이트 society said that it would consider extending it to 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world ¡°should it prove beneficial to 바카라사이트 community¡±.

Asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 society would lower subscription prices as more researchers chose open-access options, as is envisaged in 바카라사이트 Finch report, a spokesman said: ¡°Having only this week heard 바카라사이트 government¡¯s response to Finch, we¡¯re looking at various scenarios as we begin 바카라사이트 lengthy transition to open access.¡±

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