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October 19, 2006

Open Access News

As of October 1st 2006, five major UK research funders will require open
access to the published results of all the research they fund. According to a BioMed Central press release, the Medical Research Council (MRC), Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and National Environmental Research Council (NERC) have all introduced policies requiring deposition in an open access repository, which took effect on October 1st 2006. The policies come into effect on the anniversary of the introduction of theWellcome Trust's policy on open access, on October 1st 2005.
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Posted by erushton at October 19, 2006 08:55 AM