UC Comment Letters

This comment letter responds to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. The University of California (UC) expresses concern that blanket bans or caps on publication costs could restrict researchers' ability to publish in the most appropriate venues and disproportionately burden investigators with fewer resources; instead, UC recommends transparent, federally coordinated negotiations with publishers to reduce publication costs while preserving author choice, research visibility, and broad dissemination of federally funded research.