just in moments of crisis, but in every moment. Not only to fight a pandemic, but to advance all areas of study, including urgent issues such as cancer, clean energy, economic disparities, and climate change. American investment in such research is essential to the health, economic prosperity, and well-being of the Nation. There should be no delay between taxpayers and the returns on their investments in research.
3. Updates to Policy Guidance on Increasing Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research Results
To meet these core commitments, OSTP is updating policy guidance to promote improved public access to federally funded research results. In accordance with the provisions listed in Section 3, Federal agencies should develop new, or update existing, public access plans as soon as possible, and submit them to OSTP and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) no later than:
| (1) | 180 days after the date of this memorandum for federal agencies with more than $100 million in annual research and development (R&D) expenditures; and |
| (2) | 360 days after the date of this memorandum for federal agencies with $100 million or less in annual R&D expenditures. This extended deadline is designed to accommodate a longer lead time for federal agencies who were not subject to the 2013 Memorandum. |
Agencies should complete and publish full policy development for plans implementing provisions in Section 3 by December 31st, 2024, with an effective date no later than one year after the publication of the agency plan. The timeline is designed to accommodate the items identified in Section 5 of this memorandum, including interagency collaboration, public engagement with those impacted by the change in policy, and OSTP feedback on agency drafts.
a) Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications:
Federal agencies should update or develop new public access plans for ensuring, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, that all peer-reviewed scholarly publications[1] authored or co-authored by individuals or institutions resulting from federally funded research are made freely available and publicly accessible by default in agency-designated repositories without any embargo or delay after publication.
Plans should describe:
| iii.i. | How peer-reviewed scholarly publications should be made publicly accessible; | |
| iii.ii. | How to maximize equitable reach of public access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications, including by providing free online access to peer-reviewed scholarly |
- ↑ Such scholarly publications always include peer-reviewed research articles or final manuscripts published in scholarly journals, and may include peer-reviewed book chapters, editorials, and peer-reviewed conference proceedings published in other scholarly outlets that result from federally funded research.
