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Several national and international groups have made declarations or passed resolutions on the scholarly communication debate. Below are a few of these.
Berlin Declaration
Signed by a variety of international science societies.
Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing
Medical Publishing statement
Budapest Initiative
2002 international initiative, signed by 3, 789 individuals and 283 organizations.
IFLA Statement on Open Access to Scholarly Literature and Research Documentation
International librarian association statement.
National Academies
National Academies of Science support NIH policy on open access to the medical literature.
NIH Proposal for Open Access
National Institutes for Health proposal about journal articles funded by NIH.
Welcome Trust Statement on Open Access Publishing
The Welcome Trust funds science researchers.