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UK: SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) Posts Response to Wellcome Trust Consultation of Its Open Access Policy

Filed by on May 29, 2018

From SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries):

2018-05-29_13-46-40SCONUL has provided a response to the Wellcome Trust’s review of its open access policy.

We argue that there should be significant limitations on the funding provided for publication in hybrid journals, and that a cap should be placed on the cost of APCs.

Direct to Full Text of Response
7 pages; PDF.

See Also: Wellcome is Going to Review its Open Access Policy (March 5, 2018)

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