U.S. federally funded health and science studies are to be avaiable free instead of behind publications' pay walls for a year.

White House directs health, science agencies to make federally funded studies free to access The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies immediately available to the public after publication. Sarah Owermohle STAT

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The guidance from the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy effectively ushers in a sea change in the publishing industry, which currently places many federally funded research papers behind a paywall for 12 months.

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