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Nobel Laureates support open access

41 Nobel prize winning scientists, including 16 chemists, have sent an open letter to the US Congress to express their strong support for the Federal Research Public Access Act to enhance access to federally funded published research.

They state that broad dissemination of research is fundamental to the advancement of knowledge and its open availability in open online archives supports accelerated discovery and innovation, and encourages greater participation by providing equal access to all researchers.  Additionally, open availability expands the global visibility of research conducted in the US.

The signatories of the letter include the following Chemistry Central Editorial Board Members: Robert F. Curl and Kary B. Mullis (Chemistry Central Journal), and Jack W. Szostak (Journal of Systems Chemistry).

Posted by Jan Kuras at 16:13    Comments (0)