Interesting Snippets

Finnish researchers found not only that nearly 17% of research papers worldwide are now published in open access journals, a figure that is two to three times higher than was previously supposed, but also that the exponential rise in open access publishing shows no sign of slowing down. In the UK, since about 35% of papers are reckoned to be made available through deposition in repositories — the green route — the total percentage of open access papers (52%*) looks like it has crossed the half-way mark…. In a bold move, the UK has committed itself to ensuring that from April 2013 all publicly funded research papers will be available free to readers.