On 13 February 2007, a group of 35 major publishers and 8 publishing trade associations has issued a joint declaration laying out ten principles through which scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing can continue working for the benefit of science and society. It was issued in the context of the European Commission’s Communication on Scientific Information and its Conference on Scientific Publishing in the European Research Area in Brussels on 15-16 February 2007.

The Brussels Declaration and Press Release are available for download.