The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon impose a cap on money that can go to journals to publish the results of taxpayer-funded research, officials announced on July 8.
The NIH is going to impose the cap starting in fiscal year 2026, which runs for 12 months beginning Oct. 1, 2025, the NIH said in a statement.
“This policy marks a critical step in protecting the integrity of the scientific publishing system while ensuring that public investments in research deliver maximum public benefit,” Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH’s director, said.
The specific cap has not been outlined.
“The specific details on caps for scientific publication costs are still being finalized and dependent upon the type of publication,” a spokesperson for the NIH told The Epoch Times in an email. “The NIH expects to save millions of dollars in the next fiscal year while simultaneously increasing scientific transparency.”…