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- OA publishing can place financial stress on authors, but avenues like publisher discounts can offset costs and improve equity.<\/li>\n
- Immediate OA mandates for US federally funded research challenge publishing models and author\u2019s control over their work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nDebate continues following the 2022 White House directive<\/a> mandating immediate open access (OA) for all US federally funded research by the end of 2025. While OA publication has many virtues, including improving access to research<\/a> and citation diversity<\/a>, some issues are far from resolved.<\/p>\n
Are OA fees prohibitive for authors?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Challenges for OA publication include inequitable opportunities<\/a> and inconsistent benefits to visibility<\/a> in the scientific space. In a recent Career Feature article<\/a> in Nature<\/em><\/a>, Nikki Forrester builds on reports of prohibitive article processing charges, particularly for authors in low- and middle-income countries. Forrester shares advice on offsetting OA costs from experienced researchers, such as:<\/p>\n
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- seeking support from co-authors, funders, or institutions<\/li>\n
- taking advantage of scientific society grants (eg, in partnership with Research4Life<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- utilising publisher fee waivers and discounts<\/a>, where available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How will OA mandates affect publishers?<\/strong><\/p>\n
- utilising publisher fee waivers and discounts<\/a>, where available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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