The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated a policy that will make publicly funded research available immediately available to the public for free. The guidance says that federal agencies must implement the policy, “including ending the optional 12-month embargo,” by the end of 2025. Currently, journals are able to hold articles behind a paywall for a year. “This policy will likely yield significant benefits on a number of key priorities for the American people, from environmental justice to cancer breakthroughs, and from game-changing clean energy technologies to protecting civil liberties in an automated world,” the announcement […]