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  "path": "/2026/04/29/leading-cancer-charity-stops-funding-open-access-publishing-because-its-just-not-working/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T22:43:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "academic publishing",
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  "textContent": "As numerous posts on this blog have emphasised, the underlying idea of open access (OA) – allowing anyone to read and share published academic research for free – is great in principle, but in practice has failed in important ways. That’s because traditional academic publishers have subverted the open access model to such an extent that the […]",
  "title": "Leading Cancer Charity Stops Funding Open Access Publishing Because It’s Just Not Working"
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