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Published online 4 February 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050131-20

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NIH reveals open-access policy

Researchers urged to publish work online for free within one year.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled its long-awaited plan for open access to research findings. Elias Zerhouni, the NIH's director, claimed at a public briefing on 3 February that the plan could "change the landscape" of biomedical publishing.

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