Ana María Cetto and open science (English, Level A1)

Ana María Cetto is a Mexican physicist.
She works at a university in Mexico.
She supports open science for everyone.
She was named head of an international committee.
She says some publishers charge to read articles.
They also sometimes charge to publish research.
This makes knowledge hard to get for some.
She wants scientific knowledge to be public.
She helps platforms that share journals for free.
She says science should include many communities.

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physicist — a scientist who studies physics and nature

university — a place for higher education and research

open science — science that is free for everyone to read

publishers — companies that make and sell journals and books

publish — to make research available in a journal

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