Declaration To #DefendResearch Against U.S. Government Censorship
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Declaration To #DefendResearch Against U.S. Government Censorship
We call on members of the worldwide scholarly communication community – researchers, policy-makers, scholarly societies, libraries, higher education and research institutions, publishers, funders, and other stakeholders – to sign this Declaration to publicly condemn and resist the censorship of academic research. Please sign in your own name and/or on behalf of your organization at this link: https://tinyurl.com/3bwuc38f. All are welcome to sign, from any nation or occupation.
By signing, you commit to acting on at least one of these four recommendations:
Support instances of resistance to U.S. government censorship
Promote venues for scholars to share, safeguard, and preserve their work, beyond the reach of censorship
Participate in efforts to track and record instances of U.S. government censorship
Share this Declaration broadly and encourage individuals and organizations in your communities to sign and support it.
Drafted by:
Lisa Schiff (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-2981 | @lschiff.bsky.social)
Alice Meadows (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2161-3781 | @alicemeadows.bsky.social)
Catherine Mitchell (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4033-5684 | @camitchell.bsky.social)
Sara Rouhi (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-6186 | @RouhiRoo.bsky.social)
Peter Suber (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3577-2890 | @petersuber@fediscience.org)