The research part is often funded by public grant money.
> They aren't paid to get the PhD.
PhD students are often paid salaries/stipends derived from (often public) grant money.
> They aren't paid to get the PhD.
PhD students are often paid salaries/stipends derived from (often public) grant money.
From 2013 onward, the results of all federally-funded research needs to be publicly available. Here's the memo mandating it: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expandi...
People do generally take this seriously and there are consequences (e.g., can't use publications in NIH grants if they haven't been deposited).
I think there is a 6-12 month “exclusivity” period still, and some journals handle that automatically if you acknowledge federal funding. For example, Current Biology moved our stuff out from behind the paywall automatically on its publication anniversary.
- Here’s the NIH policy: https://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm
- The NSF: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/public_access/index...
- DoE: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/DOE_Publ...
- DoD: https://discover.dtic.mil/public-access-requirements-incorpo...
I’m not sure if anyone has been sanctioned for not following these, but NIH progress reports/renewals require a PMCID for any papers you want to claim. You want to claim a lot on these to demonstrate productivity, so....there’s a good incentive to do this.