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Does LSHTM need an institutional rights retention policy?

By Camilla Ridgewell · July 16, 2024 · Open Access, Open Research, Plan S, Research Online · No comments

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Yes!

For too long research outputs have been restricted behind paywalls, with authors unable to reuse their own work without first getting permission from their publisher – having signed away their rights in restrictive licence to publish agreements. We argue that having an institutional…

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Who owns scientific knowledge?

By John Heyderman · November 3, 2016 · Open Access · No comments

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

Article 27, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Fortunately for most, academic researchers don’t have to live off their royalties alone. Although there…

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