Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces New Terms For Funding

November 25, 2014 | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that beginning on January 1, 2015, all research that receives funding from the organization will be required to submit to open access journals. Over a period of two years, some aspects of this new requirement can be waived, however by 2017, all research must be made open from the start of funding. In addition, all published articles by Gates Foundation-supported researchers must have a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, which allows all content to be reproduced, even commercially. A number of Israeli researchers and startups have received support from the Gates Foundation, such as the Paulee CleanTec and Hervana, and the latest decision may impact their partnership.