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Virginia Barbour, Director, Open Access Australasia, Queensland University of Technology

The US has ruled all taxpayer-funded research must be free to read. What's the benefit of open access?

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Last week, the United States announced an updated policy guidance on open access that will substantially expand public access to science not just in America, but worldwide.

As per the guidance, all US federal agencies must put in place policies and plans so anyone anywhere can immediately and freely access the peer-reviewed publications and data arising from research they fund.

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