Mandates for public access to publications and data on the horizon for US researchers

摘要

US researchers will soon face requirements to publicly share both the peer-reviewed publications and the digital data that result from their federally funded work. In mid-February, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a memorandum that gave federal agencies with over $ 100 million in annual research and development expenditures a six-month time frame for developing plans to increase public access to federally funded research results. The memo argues that these public access policies will accelerate scientific breakthroughs and enhance economic growth and job creation.