[Scholarly Communication] 

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a non-profit research organization that funds more than 300 US researchers, is considering a plan to pressure its investigators into making their published papers freely accessible. The plan, if approved, would dictate that publications must be deposited in a public database within six months of publication in order to count towards an investigator’s application for reappointment. HHMI investigators apply for reappointment every five or seven years.

For further information, see "Funding agencies toughen stance on open access," Nature 443, 894-895 (26 Oct 2006), News.

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