Why Open?

Back in 2008, Aaron Swartz wrote a document called the Guerilla Open Access Manifesto. In this document, the software developer shared the need to remove paywalls from scientific research publications. He believed that everyone has the right to information and these paywalls prevented the public from access to information and education. 14 years later, on August 25, 2022, the White House issued a new policy that will require federally-funded research results to be free …