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in
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the
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broad
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and
 for
involving
leading
researchers
and
incorporating
their
research
in
the
Roundtable

deliberations.


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    STM
 responds 
to
 US
S cholarly
 Publishing
 Roundtable
 Report 
and
 Recommendations


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(set
up
last
year
by
the
US
House
of
 Representatives
Committee
on
Science
and
Technology
in
collaboration
with
the
White
House
Office
 of
Science
and
Technology
Policy
[OSTP])
in
seeking
to
establish
broad
stakeholder
agreement
and
 for
involving
leading
researchers
and
incorporating
their
research
in
the
Roundtable

deliberations.


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    STM Responds To US S Cholarly Publishing Roundtable Report and Recommendations

    Caricato da

    marcos_de_carvalho
    
(set
up
last
year
by
the
US
House
of
 Representatives
Committee
on
Science
and
Technology
in
collaboration
with
the
White
House
Office
 of
Science
and
Technology
Policy
[OSTP])
in
seeking
to
establish
broad
stakeholder
agreement
and
 for
involving
leading
researchers
and
incorporating
their
research
in
the
Roundtable

deliberations.


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    PRESSRELEASE:15January2010

    STMrespondstoUSScholarlyPublishingRoundtableReportand Recommendations
    STMapplaudstheeffortsoftheScholarlyPublishingRoundtable(setuplastyearbytheUSHouseof RepresentativesCommitteeonScienceandTechnologyincollaborationwiththeWhiteHouseOffice ofScienceandTechnologyPolicy[OSTP])inseekingtoestablishbroadstakeholderagreementand forinvolvingleadingresearchersandincorporatingtheirresearchintheRoundtabledeliberations. STMsupportsthegeneralprinciplesthattheRoundtablehasgenerated:thecriticalneedforpeer review,theimportanceofsustainablebusinessmodels,thegoalofwideningaccess,andthemove toimprovedutilityandinteroperability.WealsostronglysupporttherecommendationthatOSTP establishapublicadvisorycommitteeonwhichinterestedparties,includingSTMpublishersare represented. STMtakesissue,however,withsomeoftheotherrecommendationsandgoalsexpressedinthe Report.Firstly,whileSTMsupportsUSagenciesinthedevelopmentofpublicaccesspoliciestothe resultsofresearchfundedbythoseagencies,wedonotagreethatthescholarlyarticlesarisingfrom publisherinvestmentandvalueaddfallunderthiscategory.Governmentresearchgrantscurrently coverthecostoftheresearchonly.Governmentresearchgrantsdonotcoverthecostsof publication. Secondly,whilewelcomingtheconsultationandcollaborationthathasoccurredwithourindustry, STMbelievesthegoalofUSagenciesinestablishingaglobalpublishingsystemisredundantand wastefulandignorestheessentiallyinternationalnatureofSTMpublishing,whichhas,withoutany governmentassistanceanywhereintheworld,enabledmoreaccesstomorepeoplethanatany timeinhistory. Thirdly,ifthereistobenocompensationfortheuseofjournalmediatedcontent,STMsupportsthe needforembargoperiods.Thereis,however,noevidencewhatsoevertosupportthe recommendationthatembargoperiodsof0to12monthscouldbeadoptedformanysciences withoutproblem.STMisleadingathreeyearexperimentpartfundedbytheEuropeanCommission (thePEERProject)tofindouttheeffectsofvariousembargoperiodsonjournals.Westrongly encouragesuchanevidencebasedpolicyinvestigationintheUSaswell. Finally,whileSTMsupportstherecommendationthatthefinalpublishedarticleshouldbegiven primacy(thesocalledVoRorVersionofRecord)overtheproliferationofotherimperfectearlier versions,itisthroughthisfinalversionandthecreationandmaintenanceoftheirauthoritative

    journalsthatSTMpublishersprovidesignificantaddedvalue;tomakefinalpublishedarticles (VoRs)freeimmediatelyuponpublicationmustinvolvesomemechanismoffinancialcompensation. CommentingontheReport,theChiefExecutiveOfficerofSTM,MichaelMabesaid: STMmembercompaniespublishthelargestnumberofopenaccessarticlesintheworld.Theyhave takentheleadindiscussionswithFundingAgenciesregardingtheiraccesspoliciesandmanyhave madetheirfinalpublishedarticlesavailableimmediatelyundervariousbusinessmodels,including openaccess.TheRoundtableReportrepresentsagoodfaithefforttomaximisethepublicgoodina sustainablewaybutstillneedsmoreworktoattainthisloftygoal. _____________________________________________


    STMisaninternationalassociationofabout100scientific,technical,medicalandscholarlypublishers, collectivelyresponsibleformorethan60%oftheglobalannualoutputofresearcharticles,55%oftheactive researchjournalsandthepublicationoftensofthousandsofprintandelectronicbooks,referenceworksand databases.WearetheonlyinternationaltradeassociationequallyrepresentingalltypesofSTMpublishers largeandsmallcompanies,notforprofitorganizations,learnedsocieties,traditional,primary,secondary publishersandnewentrantstoglobalpublishing.

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    Forfurtherinformation,contactMichaelMabe,STM,PramaHouse,267BanburyRoad,OxfordOX27HT,UK tel:+441865339324/fax:+441865339325 emailmailto:mabe@stmassoc.org

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