About Plan S
Plan S is an initiative for Open Access publishing that was launched in September 2018. The plan is supported by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and performing organisations. Plan S requires that, from 2021, scientific publications that result from research funded by public grants must be published in compliant Open Access journals or platforms.
Latest updates
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cOAlition S to sunset the Journal Comparison Service in April 2025
cOAlition S announces it will discontinue the Journal Comparison Service (JCS), effective from 30th April 2025. The JCS was launched {...}
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03.02.2025
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European Diamond Capacity Hub launched to strengthen Diamond Open Access publishing in Europe
The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), a pioneering initiative to advance Diamond Open Access publishing across Europe, was officially launched {...}
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21.01.2025
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How the Web of Science takes a step back
The Web of Science, a major commercial indexing service of scientific journals operated by Clarivate, recently decided to remove eLife from its {...}
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28.11.2024
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Public launch of the European Diamond Capacity Hub and the ALMASI Project
The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) will hold its public launch on 15 January 2025 in Madrid, Spain. The event will be hosted by the Spanish {...}
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29.10.2024
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10 Principles
With effect from 2021, all scholarly publications on the results from research funded by public or private grants provided by national, regional, and international research councils and funding bodies, must be published in Open Access Journals, on Open Access Platforms, or made immediately available through Open Access Repositories without embargo.