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"We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850."
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/open-access-journal-fees-nature-wiley-elsevier-nih/
(#paywalled)There's a lot going on in this confused and confusing article.
* The author and her co-authors were foolish to pay $12,850 for a Nature Medicine APC. They could have published the same article for a lower fee, or no fee, at many other respected journals. They didn't pay for quality. They paid for journal branding or prestige.
* The author says her team paid for the APC "to comply" with the NIH policy. Untrue. Complying with the NIH policy is free of charge. They paid the APC to publish in Nature Medicine.
* The author says that APCs "pose barriers to making NIH-funded research available to the public." Untrue. NIH makes funded research available to the public through #PubMedCentral (#GreenOA) no matter where the author chooses to publish and no matter whether the author chooses to pay an APC.
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"We published in Nature Medicine in 2025 for free. In 2026, it cost us $12,850."
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/open-access-journal-fees-nature-wiley-elsevier-nih/
(#paywalled)There's a lot going on in this confused and confusing article.
* The author and her co-authors were foolish to pay $12,850 for a Nature Medicine APC. They could have published the same article for a lower fee, or no fee, at many other respected journals. They didn't pay for quality. They paid for journal branding or prestige.
* The author says her team paid for the APC "to comply" with the NIH policy. Untrue. Complying with the NIH policy is free of charge. They paid the APC to publish in Nature Medicine.
* The author says that APCs "pose barriers to making NIH-funded research available to the public." Untrue. NIH makes funded research available to the public through #PubMedCentral (#GreenOA) no matter where the author chooses to publish and no matter whether the author chooses to pay an APC.
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The federal govt shutdown is halting or slowing operations at #OpenAccess #repositories like #PubMedCentral: "Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted."
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The federal govt shutdown is halting or slowing operations at #OpenAccess #repositories like #PubMedCentral: "Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted."
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@BOOKidealist
Good question. The policy requires that the #OpenAccess version be in #PubMedCentral <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>, not necessarily in the journal. But I just searched PMC for this article and it wasn't there. You're right that something is amiss. -
@BOOKidealist
Good question. The policy requires that the #OpenAccess version be in #PubMedCentral <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>, not necessarily in the journal. But I just searched PMC for this article and it wasn't there. You're right that something is amiss. -
#PubMed Central (PMC) Beta Search to Replace Current Search (Coming Week of September 7th) (via #NLM) https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2025/08/19/new-pmc-search/ #libraries #health #pubmedcentral
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#PubMed Central (PMC) Beta Search to Replace Current Search (Coming Week of September 7th) (via #NLM) https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2025/08/19/new-pmc-search/ #libraries #health #pubmedcentral
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#SPARC has released its own new info on the new #NIH #OpenAccess policy.
https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Update-to-NIH-PA-Policy-Deadline.pdfExcerpt:
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● The Policy requires immediate public access to articles -- #embargoes are no longer allowed.
● NIH reiterates authors do not have to pay a fee to comply with the Policy.
● The Policy applies to manuscripts accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025. This means the Policy will apply to existing grants if an article is accepted on or after that date.
● The Policy requires that final peer-reviewed manuscripts be submitted to #PubMedCentral (#PMC) upon acceptance to be made publicly available immediately upon publication.
● The Policy requires that grantees explicitly grant the NIH the right to make the manuscript available in PMC without an embargo.
● The Policy does not explicitly grant full reuse rights of the manuscript to the public.
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#SPARC has released its own new info on the new #NIH #OpenAccess policy.
https://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Update-to-NIH-PA-Policy-Deadline.pdfExcerpt:
<blockquote>
● The Policy requires immediate public access to articles -- #embargoes are no longer allowed.
● NIH reiterates authors do not have to pay a fee to comply with the Policy.
● The Policy applies to manuscripts accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025. This means the Policy will apply to existing grants if an article is accepted on or after that date.
● The Policy requires that final peer-reviewed manuscripts be submitted to #PubMedCentral (#PMC) upon acceptance to be made publicly available immediately upon publication.
● The Policy requires that grantees explicitly grant the NIH the right to make the manuscript available in PMC without an embargo.
● The Policy does not explicitly grant full reuse rights of the manuscript to the public.
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The #NIH just released new info on its zero-embargo #OpenAccess policy, which takes effect next week (July 1).
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-accessThis includes:
* a new overview of the policy itself
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-access/nih-public-access-policy-overview* a new overview of the methods for submitting papers to comply with the policy
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-access/submitting-pubmed-central* and a new FAQ.
https://grants.nih.gov/faqs#/public-access-policy#Embargoes #GreenOA #Medicine #NelsonMemo #PubMedCentral #OSTP
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The #NIH just released new info on its zero-embargo #OpenAccess policy, which takes effect next week (July 1).
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-accessThis includes:
* a new overview of the policy itself
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-access/nih-public-access-policy-overview* a new overview of the methods for submitting papers to comply with the policy
https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/policy-topics/public-access/submitting-pubmed-central* and a new FAQ.
https://grants.nih.gov/faqs#/public-access-policy#Embargoes #GreenOA #Medicine #NelsonMemo #PubMedCentral #OSTP
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Update. "Will They Come for PubMed Next?"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114383"PubMed is the backbone of biomedical research in the U.S. That's not an exaggeration…However, there are reasons to be extremely concerned about its continued existence…There are [at least five] ways the administration could interfere with PubMed."
PS: Although the author mixes up #PubMed and #PubMedCentral, her concerns apply to both.
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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Update. "Will They Come for PubMed Next?"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114383"PubMed is the backbone of biomedical research in the U.S. That's not an exaggeration…However, there are reasons to be extremely concerned about its continued existence…There are [at least five] ways the administration could interfere with PubMed."
PS: Although the author mixes up #PubMed and #PubMedCentral, her concerns apply to both.
#Censorship #DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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Big update to #PubMedCentral (PMC) website at #ncbi! You’ll notice a new look, feel, and organization of PMC article pages and the PMC Journal List. Learn more: https://ow.ly/um7C50TPOOB
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There we go, added a section on #PubMedCentral's early history as #EBiomed and how we almost had universal open access in 1999 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PubMed_Central&diff=prev&oldid=1181013311
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Central#History -
There we go, added a section on #PubMedCentral's early history as #EBiomed and how we almost had universal open access in 1999 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PubMed_Central&diff=prev&oldid=1181013311
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Central#History -
Early in the #pandemic, 50+ publishers committed to make #COVID-related articles #OpenAccess through #PubMedCentral that would not otherwise have been #OA. Many of these commitments are now expiring.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/Access-Coronavirus-related-Articles-PubMed-Central.html"Most of the articles…will remain available in #PMC and available for bulk distribution and reuse, and all citations will remain searchable in #PubMed; however, some publishers retained the right to remove their content and have requested to do so."
h/t @MelissaHagemann
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Early in the #pandemic, 50+ publishers committed to make #COVID-related articles #OpenAccess through #PubMedCentral that would not otherwise have been #OA. Many of these commitments are now expiring.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/Access-Coronavirus-related-Articles-PubMed-Central.html"Most of the articles…will remain available in #PMC and available for bulk distribution and reuse, and all citations will remain searchable in #PubMed; however, some publishers retained the right to remove their content and have requested to do so."
h/t @MelissaHagemann
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@gepasi @StatGenDan
SN is turning off a script that worked. Setting it up (with or without #SWORD) might have been an expense. But once built & debugged, it's trivial to maintain. Agreed that SN is saying it doesn't want to help.Also probably saying it doesn't want to automate deposits to all the other repositories to be designated by all the other fed agencies under the #OSTP memo.
This is an opportunity for other pubs to steal fed-funded authors from SN.
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@gepasi @StatGenDan
SN is turning off a script that worked. Setting it up (with or without #SWORD) might have been an expense. But once built & debugged, it's trivial to maintain. Agreed that SN is saying it doesn't want to help.Also probably saying it doesn't want to automate deposits to all the other repositories to be designated by all the other fed agencies under the #OSTP memo.
This is an opportunity for other pubs to steal fed-funded authors from SN.
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Springer Nature will no longer help authors publishing via the subscription option to comply with the NIH PubMed Central mandate, shifting the burden back to them:
"We are getting in touch to let you know that Springer Nature will no longer be able to provide a manuscript deposition service via an automated feed for accepted manuscripts of journal articles published via the subscription route to PubMed Central (PMC) and Europe PubMed Central (EPMC)." -
Springer Nature will no longer help authors publishing via the subscription option to comply with the NIH PubMed Central mandate, shifting the burden back to them:
"We are getting in touch to let you know that Springer Nature will no longer be able to provide a manuscript deposition service via an automated feed for accepted manuscripts of journal articles published via the subscription route to PubMed Central (PMC) and Europe PubMed Central (EPMC)." -
@volt4ire P.s.: #PubMedCentral is great! Long live green #openaccess and #openrepositories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Central