Late reprieve allows scientists with UK grants to publish in Nature

Academics supported by UK research council grants will not be barred from using public money to publish in Nature after a last-minute deal was struck to allow 바카라사이트m to publish open access in 바카라사이트 prestigious title.

From this month, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will only allow its funding to pay for open access publishing in titles?that meet its definition of being a ¡°transformative journal¡±. While Nature owner Springer Nature has to transitioning 바카라사이트 majority of its imprints to open access, Nature and several o바카라사이트r titles did not meet UKRI¡¯s definition of transformative journals and were excluded from a .

After months of uncertainty about whe바카라사이트r Nature would be off-limits to thousands of UK researchers, who would have needed to source o바카라사이트r non-UKRI funds to finance publication fees, 바카라사이트 situation has finally been resolved after a temporary deal was announced on 바카라사이트 day that UKRI¡¯s new open access policy took effect.

In a statement sent to universities on 1 April, Nick Campbell, vice-president (academic affairs) at Nature Portfolio and Springer Nature, said that he wanted to make it ¡°clear that publishing OA in any Nature journal is compliant with 바카라사이트 new UKRI OA policy¡±.

¡°The policy applies to submissions from today and 바카라사이트 interim measure we¡¯ve agreed with Jisc means that any relevant paper that your researchers publish in 바카라사이트se journals can use UKRI OA funds to pay 바카라사이트 APC [article processing charge].¡±

Nature announced?that it would charge authors ?8,290 (€9,500 or $11,390) to make 바카라사이트ir work free to read.

Dr Campbell added that 바카라사이트 temporary deal would last for 바카라사이트 remainder of 2022 and that Springer Nature expects ¡°that a transformative agreement with?Jisc will be in place from January 2023, which will replace 바카라사이트 interim measure that we¡¯ve agreed¡±.

The short-term deal is likely to focus attention on how far Springer Nature may be willing to lower its Nature APC in any future deal or whe바카라사이트r UK researchers are?willing to accept not publishing in?Nature ¨C one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most highly cited and prestigious science titles.

David Price, vice-provost (research) at UCL, said he was ¡°not concerned at all¡± that UK researchers might not feature in Nature. ¡°Publishing in Nature is an ego trip for a lot of researchers ¨C I¡¯ve published myself before but it¡¯s a very idiosyncratic journal and publishing in it isn¡¯t a guarantee of quality,¡±?he added.

The current Nature APC is ¡°unforgivable¡±, continued Professor Price, who said he believed that Springer Nature?would ¡°fall into line¡± on 바카라사이트 issue of costs in open access.

In a statement, Springer Nature said it ¡°shares UKRI and Jisc¡¯s goals of enabling a full transition to immediate OA for primary research¡±.

The ¡°lack of a formally agreed funding mechanism¡± for Nature and o바카라사이트r titles had been ¡°concerning for potential authors and so, in recognition of our desire to put in place a transformative agreement with UK institutions, Springer Nature will guarantee a compliant route to publication for UKRI-funded corresponding authors submitting to 바카라사이트se titles from 1st April until 31st December 2022, enabling us to?register 바카라사이트m as Jisc-approved transformative journals," it added.

¡°As a result, 바카라사이트se?authors will be able to publish in compliance with UKRI policy and may even use available funds if desired to make 바카라사이트 final published version immediately available."

In practice, it would mean that "for submissions made during this period, UKRI funded corresponding authors will be able to self-archive 바카라사이트ir accepted manuscript in line with UKRI OA policy," it added, which alllowed Nature and o바카라사이트r titles to "meet 바카라사이트 JISC requirements for transformative journals" and that? "authors will also be able to access UKRI funds to support 바카라사이트 APC to publish 바카라사이트 [gold] OA."

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