Plan S

Plan S: Not a Threat to Open Access Publishing in Latin America
Open Access
December 23, 2019

Plan S: Not a Threat to Open Access Publishing in Latin America

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Before Plan S, There Was Latin America’s AmeliCA
Open Access
August 9, 2019

Before Plan S, There Was Latin America’s AmeliCA

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How Learned Societies and Open Access Will Learn to Co-Exist
Communication
July 12, 2019

How Learned Societies and Open Access Will Learn to Co-Exist

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Examining Open Access and Commercial Success
Open Access
June 20, 2019

Examining Open Access and Commercial Success

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Looking at Plan S From Down Under

Looking at Plan S From Down Under

Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. If Australia does not adopt Plan S, the authors argue, it could potentially restrict collaboration, publishing, and funding opportunities with research bodies who subscribe to this ambitious movement.

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Plan S[how me the money]: Academic-led Initiatives vs. Less Costly Publishing Future

Plan S[how me the money]: Academic-led Initiatives vs. Less Costly Publishing Future

Plan S represents an exciting example of the scholarly community mobilizing to create funding requirements that could lead to an open access future. However, the plan has also raised a number of legitimate concerns, not least the absence of any incentive for publishers to lower journal costs. Brian Cody suggests how simple adjustments to the proposed article processing charge cap could encourage publishers to reduce costs and so free up funds for other open access projects.

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