http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=436 Last UK research council mandates open access 12 February 2009 The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has decided to mandate open-access publication of the research that it funds. However, it says that academics should be able to choose whether they use the so-called green option (ie, self-archiving in an on-line repository) or to use the gold option (ie, pay-to-publish in an open access journal). This decision, which was made at the EPSRC council's December meeting, follows a consultation by Research Councils UK, in collaboration with the Research Information Network and the Department of Trade and Industry. ESPRC was the only one of the seven Research Councils UK, which hadn't already adopted an open-access mandate; the others having announced theirs back in 2006. ESPRC will publish further details of its policy later in the spring. Related internet links EPSRC's open-access policy Prof. N.LAXMAN RAO,  SAVE THE EARTH / ENVIRONMENT- SAVE YOURSELF -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.