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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ensure that scientific research which has been funded through taxation, is published open access. More details
Submitted by Sean Smith – Deadline to sign up by: 03 June 2009 – Signatures: 23
More details from petition creator
If a student or scientist or member of the public wishes to read any of the majority of published scientific papers today and does not own a subscription (costing hundreds of pounds per year), they must be pay the publishing company a fee that typically ranges between £15-£50 for a single article. Since some of the research is actually funded through taxation, open access should become a necessary condition of acceptance of the government grant, making the article free for all. This helps to enable faster, more cost-efficient scientific progress.
Current signatories
Sean Smith, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Matt
- John Holden
- Tracey
- Adam Sampson
- Nat Queen
- James Legg
- Alan Phelan
- Andrew Main
- Gillian Crawford
- LYNDSEY BOBADILLA
- Daniel Bond
- Glyn Moody
- Jane Smith
- Chris Rusbridge
- Joshua Groody
- Mark Smith
- Lambros Lambrou
- Stephen Taylor
- Peter Moonlight
- Andrew Walker
- Richard Sanders
- A E Lawrence, MA DPhil
