NIH Plans to Cap Publisher Fees, Dilute “Scientific Elite”
$19 billion for-profit scholarly publishing industry is concerned
From Inside Higher Education (July 10, 2025)
After a researcher's paper is accepted by a journal, they can decide if they want their work to become freely accessible to the public. If a researcher opts for open access, they typically have to pay the publisher hundreds—or even thousands—of dollars in article processing fees. For example, Nature, which is owned by Springer, charges authors $12,690 to allow open access to a single article.
Otherwise, an author's work will remain behind the journal's paywall, which other scholars can only access if their academic library has purchased a publisher's often pricey subscription package that includes that journal.
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