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Nature 443, 894-895 (26 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443894b; Published online 25 October 2006

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Funding agencies toughen stance on open access

Heidi Ledford

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Pressure grows for scientists to make research free for all.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a non-profit research organization that funds more than 300 US researchers, is considering a plan to pressure its investigators into making their published papers freely accessible.The plan, if approved, would dictate that publications must be deposited in a public database within six months of publication in order to count towards an investigator's application for reappointment.