ASPB Does Not Endorse the Research Works Act

The American Society of Plant Biologists wishes to inform its membership; individuals and institutions subscribing to its two journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell; and the scholarly community at large that it does not endorse the Research Works Act (RWA; H.R. 3699), which was introduced into the U.S. Congress late last year. If the RWA were to become law, it would essentially repeal the NIH public access mandate, via which articles derived from NIH funding must be publicly released on the PubMed Central website within 12 months of publication, and forbid future implementation of any similar mandates at other agencies. Read More