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The recent Australian Research Council rule change, banning grant applications that cite preprint material, has the research community gravely concerned. 

In an open letter to ARC, lead scientists stated, “We are particularly concerned about the impact on early career researchers whose ARC fellowship applications have recently been ruled ineligible because of a violation of this new rule.”

The new rule has particularly impacted physics and astronomy with researchers urging the ARC to rescind the preprint ban as a matter of urgency. 

Produced By: Sophie Bennett

Featured In Story: Professor Nicole Bell of the University of Melbourne and Vice President of The Australian Institute of Physics

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday, 7 September 2021