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U.S. researchers face new limits on publishing with foreign collaborators

Science reports new restrictions on cross-border scientific publishing, raising questions about how researchers share joint work.

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The brief

  • ■U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators.
  • ■The restrictions concern sharing research produced across national borders.
  • ■International partnerships connect scientists with expertise, data and equipment.

Why it matters

For Americans, barriers to sharing research could slow discoveries that ultimately support medical treatments, new technologies and economic growth.

U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators, according to Science. The issue concerns a central part of scientific work: sharing findings so other researchers can examine, test and build on them.

International collaborations allow scientists to combine expertise and access data or equipment beyond their own institutions. Publishing restrictions can complicate that exchange, although their impact depends on which researchers and projects are covered. The headline alone does not establish the restrictions’ scope or how they will be enforced.

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Sources

  • Science | AAAS
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