UK research funders target hybrid open access charges

Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available

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March 5, 2018

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March 6, 2018

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Mixed reactions: the hybrid model of publishing has been criticised for being more expensive than fully open access journals

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