If the #science community truly wants to make our work more accessible to policymakers & the public + increase support for & trust in our research, we shouldn't publish our work behind ridiculously expensive paywalls that very few people can access.
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nostr:npub1khx67x36rsu5y2f3ruuq8crnxndmep88399l2phu50etnfcrkr6q6hgeyg Starting this year, people who get research grants from NASA are required to publish in open-access journals or provide their manuscripts openly through preprint servers. I think other funding agencies in the USA and other countries are adding similar requirements.
nostr:npub1khx67x36rsu5y2f3ruuq8crnxndmep88399l2phu50etnfcrkr6q6hgeyg totally agree, especially when tax payers subside or fully fund the #research. When we’ve paid for it it should be access it for #free. The Universities should have a paid translation department on staff to explain in non technical English the research results.
