{"id":38816,"date":"2025-12-08T18:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=38816"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:17:19","slug":"nih-posts-comments-on-apc-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/nih-posts-comments-on-apc-caps\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH posts comments on APC caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NIH has released\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWA1df644fb-08ae-fb33-b89a-b8310db116b6\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/osp.od.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Compiled-Public-Comments-on-the-RFI-on-Maximizing-Research-Funds-by-Limiting-Allowable-Publishing-Costs.pdf__;!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!u2YLn4k9dozDCoRwPyy6FubQTup45ThqfVhruaoPfJT94LurPrcIGDMpT9K_s1sAmj6PL7O_gQTrvSK6eTOd6pb0jNN0$. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fosp.od.nih.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F12%2FCompiled-Public-Comments-on-the-RFI-on-Maximizing-Research-Funds-by-Limiting-Allowable-Publishing-Costs.pdf__%3B!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!u2YLn4k9dozDCoRwPyy6FubQTup45ThqfVhruaoPfJT94LurPrcIGDMpT9K_s1sAmj6PL7O_gQTrvSK6eTOd6pb0jNN0%24&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cholly%40stm-assoc.org%7Ce91d241933464d04748808de34234729%7Cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7C0%7C0%7C639005523279510479%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eoM9qruyRUrbGgKht8WCrDatYeAdJjy6ktQs5vh1e0A%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">nearly 1,400 pages of comments<\/a>\u00a0<\/u>received from more than 900 commenters on the\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWA3a415f02-cee5-45cd-6624-27c83ddca825\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/notice-files\/NOT-OD-25-138.html__;!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!u2YLn4k9dozDCoRwPyy6FubQTup45ThqfVhruaoPfJT94LurPrcIGDMpT9K_s1sAmj6PL7O_gQTrvSK6eTOd6mL3D0Zq$. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fgrants.nih.gov%2Fgrants%2Fguide%2Fnotice-files%2FNOT-OD-25-138.html__%3B!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!u2YLn4k9dozDCoRwPyy6FubQTup45ThqfVhruaoPfJT94LurPrcIGDMpT9K_s1sAmj6PL7O_gQTrvSK6eTOd6mL3D0Zq%24&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cholly%40stm-assoc.org%7Ce91d241933464d04748808de34234729%7Cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7C0%7C0%7C639005523279527606%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Au5MqrEHTM3eVefkNda8ZIg2h3WzMMI3PU4MTr8Fevc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">policy proposal on &#8220;Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs<\/a><\/u>.&#8221;\u00a0<u><a id=\"OWA78296a63-95cc-c9f0-9655-f137c18cf134\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/stm.offloadmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16174727\/STM-submission-to-NIH-RFI-Allowable-Publishing-Costs-Sept-2025-1.pdf__;!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!u2YLn4k9dozDCoRwPyy6FubQTup45ThqfVhruaoPfJT94LurPrcIGDMpT9K_s1sAmj6PL7O_gQTrvSK6eTOd6i-2BCzl$. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fs3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fstm.offloadmedia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F09%2F16174727%2FSTM-submission-to-NIH-RFI-Allowable-Publishing-Costs-Sept-2025-1.pdf__%3B!!NLFGqXoFfo8MMQ!u2YLn4k9dozDCoRwPyy6FubQTup45ThqfVhruaoPfJT94LurPrcIGDMpT9K_s1sAmj6PL7O_gQTrvSK6eTOd6i-2BCzl%24&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cholly%40stm-assoc.org%7Ce91d241933464d04748808de34234729%7Cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7C0%7C0%7C639005523279541681%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vHXSDKlWTSG8Z89D9jhBfn%2BmRjGUqXpPb0yZW5dEi%2B8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">STM&#8217;s<\/a><\/u>\u00a0was among the approximately 10% of submissions that were very extensive, along with several other publishers\/publishing organisations and some large institutions and funders. 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