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Should Access to Scientific Research Be Free? Federally-Funded Research Might Someday Be Free
Should Access to Scientific Research Be Free? Federally-Funded Research Might Someday Be Free
A New Scientist article by Graham Lawton predicts that, by January 1, 2030, all biomedical research will be free to read. That might be an overly ambitious goal. It might not be a good idea, either.
If research is federally funded, then perhaps — as Boingboing suggests — the research findings should be free. However, sometimes you have to be careful about getting what you wish for. Federally-funded research that is free to everyone could actually compromise the integrity of the scientific information that is published.( Lynn Webster, M.D., Blog, USA, 01.12.2018)