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China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls

Officials pledge support for European-led ‘Plan S’ to make research papers immediately free to read — but it’s unclear whether China will adopt all the plan’s policies.
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In a huge boost to the open-access movement, librarians and funders in China have said that they intend to make the results of publicly funded research free to read immediately on publication.

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Nature 564, 171-172 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07659-5

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  • Clarification 06 December 2018: An earlier version of this story misstated Koen Vermeir’s affiliation. The story has also been updated with an additional quote from Vermeir to more accurately reflect his views.

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