{"id":274,"date":"2024-05-21T11:32:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=274"},"modified":"2024-10-25T12:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:17:11","slug":"stm-comments-on-the-report-on-access-and-re-use-of-scientific-publications-and-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/stm-comments-on-the-report-on-access-and-re-use-of-scientific-publications-and-data\/","title":{"rendered":"STM comments on the report on \u201caccess and re-use of scientific publications and data\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels, Belgium \u2013 The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) acknowledges the recent release of the report, \u201cImproving access to and reuse of R&I results\u201d, authorized by the European Commission. While STM fully agrees with the intent of the PPMi-led effort, the trade organisation has multiple concerns with the final report and its characterization of access and re-use in Europe, as well as with the preparation phase and process. Contrary to the documented assertions, data show that funded Open Access to the Version of Record has been <\/span>growing<\/span><\/a> at a sustained pace and authors increasingly <\/span>choose<\/span><\/a> Gold OA when funding is in place.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSTM firmly stands for advancing open and trusted research, where researchers and the rest of society can rely on information that is credible, accessible, linked and searchable in perpetuity,\u201d said STM CEO, Caroline Sutton. \u201cIt is part of our mission to strive for improved access to, and re-use of R&I results, publications, and data for scientific purposes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, <\/span>we believe there are better approaches to achieve these goals than those outlined in the report<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Considering that the Commission intends to use it to guide and inform priority action 2 of the European Research Area Policy Agenda\u2014\u201cPropose an EU copyright and data legislative and regulatory framework fit for research\u201d\u2014STM urges the Commission to undertake additional consultations and engagement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While STM appreciates the efforts of the consortium responsible for the study to gather feedback from various stakeholders, including STM, and acknowledges the minor adjustments made to the preliminary findings, the organisation remains concerned about several aspects of the study itself<\/span>:<\/span>
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