The Government has announced that it has accepted all the recommendations of the Finch report except the recommendation on reducing the VAT on e-journals. It stresses Government’s preference for “gold” over “green” open access. Its response can be found here: http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/science/docs/l/12-975-letter-government-response-to-finch-report-research-publications …
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