§ 970.3102-11 - Page charges in scientific journals.  


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  • It is a policy of the DOE to permit DOE contractors to budget for and pay page charges for scientific journal publication, as a necessary part of research costs, in all cases where:

    (a) The research papers report work supported by the Government.

    (b) The charges are levied impartially on all research papers published by the journal, whether by non-Government or by Government authors.

    (c) Payment of such charges is in no sense a condition for acceptance of manuscripts by the journal.

    (d) The journals involved are not operated for profit.

    (e) The author does not receive an emolument from the journal for the research paper.