Research Outputs
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National Influenza Vaccination Week - December 2–8, 2012
December 5, 2012From Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) To highlight the importance of annual influenza vaccination, and to foster greater use of influenza vaccine in the months of December, January, and beyond, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, and other agencies will be conducting educational and promotional activities during National Influenza Vaccination Week, [...]
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Reproducibility Initiative to Increase the Value of Biomedical Research
August 21, 2012Science Exchange, in partnership with the open-access publisher PLOS and open data repository figshare, announced today the launch of the Reproducibility Initiative (www.reproducibilityinitiative.org) – a new program to help scientists, institutions and funding agencies validate their critical research findings. The Reproducibility Initiative provides both a mechanism for scientists to independently replicate their findings and a [...]
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Major Research Sponsor Pushes for Open Source Publication
April 18, 2012There has been increasing tension between the philosophy of making research results freely available to encourage further investigation, and the philosophy that subscription journals, especially those with established credentials, provide an indication of the quality of those results, the cost of which is offset by fees that also limit access to the material. A significant [...]
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RCUK Releases Draft Policy Similar to FRPAA, Draws Criticism
March 23, 2012The Research Councils of the United Kingdom have released a draft of their new policy views on open access to publicly funded research outputs. This draft policy, which can be viewed here, proposes a set of policies and frameworks for requiring that research findings funded by RCUK be provided to the public within six months [...]
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Publishers Opposing Federally Mandated Public Access to Research Outputs
March 6, 2012Yesterday, March 5th 2012, the Association of American Publishers announced that 81 US publishers are opposing a new bill in both houses of Congress that would mandate all research findings from federally funded projects be publicly accessible within six months of publication. The AAP has stated their strong opposition is due to the fact that [...]
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