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PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 11(5) May 2014

The Role of Open Access in Reducing Waste in Medical Research

Chalmers and Glasziou previously estimated that US $100 billion are wasted each year because of poor design, poor reporting, and selective non-publication of research. (Chalmers I, Glasziou P (2009) Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence. Lancet 374: 86-89). In a guest editorial, Paul Glasziou discusses the further waste incurred in medical research by restrictions on post-publication access.

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The Role of Open Access in Reducing Waste in Medical Research

Chalmers and Glasziou previously estimated that US $100 billion are wasted each year because of poor design, poor reporting, and selective non-publication of research. (Chalmers I, Glasziou P (2009) Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence. Lancet 374: 86-89). In a guest editorial, Paul Glasziou discusses the further waste incurred in medical research by restrictions on post-publication access.

Image Credit: Jo Guldi, Flickr

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v11.i05.g001