Jusqu'à un an d'attente pour la science libre

Le Committee on Science and Technology de la US House of Representatives (Chambre des représentants) annonce la publication d’un rapport concernant l’accès libre à la science. Le communiqué indique qu’une période d’embargo pouvant aller jusqu’à un an sur l’accès libre aux résultats de recherche scientifique financés par l’État était acceptable  :

One key recommendation is the establishment of specific embargo periods between publication and public access, allowing for some variation across fields of science. The report states: “an embargo period of between zero (for open access journals) and twelve months currently reflects such a balance for many science disciplines,” but notes for “other fields a longer embargo period may be necessary.”

Aux États-Unis, les éditeurs académiques avaient mis en oeuvre une féroce opposition au mouvement de l’accès libre en alléguant la destruction de leur modèle d’affaire. Le milieu des bibliothèques et des chercheurs (les clients et les fournisseurs des éditeurs) ont une position plus ouverte à l’accès libre.

De son côté, SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) a diffusé ses commentaires via son site Internet :

SPARC was formed to act on the library community’s desire to ensure that the promise of the Internet to dramatically improve scholarly communication, particularly in the journals marketplace, was realized. It has been an innovative leader in the rapidly expanding international movement to make scholarly communication more responsive to the needs of researchers, students, the academic enterprise, funders, and the public. Its pragmatic agenda focuses on collaborating with other stakeholders to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication norms, practices, and policies that leverage the networked digital environment to support research and expand the dissemination of research findings.

SPARC thanks the Office of Science and Technology Policy for convening a robust, open discussion on the importance of ensuring broad public access to the results of federally funded research. We share the Administration’s view that enhancing access to this information will promote advances in science and technology, encourage innovation and discove

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