Bill mandates open access for NIH-funded research

Posted on January 4, 2008
Filed Under NIH, open access |

On December 26, 2007, President Bush signed the omnibus appropriations bill, including the NIH research access provision requiring the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to mandate open access for NIH-funded research. This is major news, as it’s the first OA mandate for a major public funding agency in the US, and sets a precedent for other US agencies wanting to move in this way.

The NIH is the world’s largest funding provider for scientific research, with a budget last year of $28 million. This open access mandate will mean an unprecedented quantity of research will be available.

For more information, visit http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-1226.html  and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR2007122002115_pf.html.

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