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New mandates? No problem for The Rockefeller University Press.
The Journal of General Physiology
|March 12, 2013
Summary
Our journals comply with new public access policies. We permit unrestricted text and data mining by all entities, including commercial ones, to ensure broad accessibility.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical publishing
- Scientific communication
- Open access policies
Background:
- The Journal of Cell Biology, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, and The Journal of General Physiology journals' existing public access policy aligns with Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Wellcome Trust mandates.
- New policies from RCUK and Wellcome Trust include specific licensing terms for third-party content reuse, particularly for text and data mining.
Discussion:
- The necessity of these specific licensing terms for reuse is questioned.
- Journals have updated their licensing policy to explicitly permit text and data mining of published content by any party.
- This includes commercial entities, ensuring maximum data accessibility.
Key Insights:
- Full compliance with Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Wellcome Trust public access policies.
- Proactive policy update to permit unrestricted text and data mining.
- Enhancing accessibility of published research for all users.
Outlook:
- Encouraging broader data and text mining for scientific advancement.
- Facilitating new research through open access and flexible licensing.
- Setting a precedent for open scientific data sharing practices.
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