Reflections on the gpgNet OA discussion

Helen Doyle and Andy Gass of the Public Library of Science have written Reflections on the Debate, a summary of the September-October online discussion of open access hosted by the Global Public Goods Network (gpgNet) and the Open Society Institute. The reflections close with five strong recommendations. Excerpt: 'Public, private, and inter-governmental agencies that fund research, as well as academic and research institutions, could...[r]equire as a condition of grants and employment contracts that published articles resulting from ensuing scholarly investigations be deposited immediately upon publication in at least one online repository that is supported by an academic institution, scholarly society, government agency, or other well-established organization that seeks to enable open access, unrestricted distribution, interoperability, and long-term archiving.'