Powerful US research funder unveils strict open-access policy

Powerful US research funder unveils strict open-access policy

Howard Hughes unveils open-access policy

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a powerful US research funder, is the country’s second major player to mandate that the research it pays for must be free to read on publication. HHMI joins the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in supporting Plan S, a European-led open-access initiative. HHMI’s new policy states that from 2022, its scientists must either make papers open access or deposit their accepted manuscripts in a repository openly under a liberal publishing licence.

Nature | 4 min read