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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Elsevier Share Links: The Schrödinger’s cat of Open Access
Many publishers rightly appear keen to proclaim publicly the many benefits of open access (OA), to state how eager they are to support openness, and {...}
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21.09.2021
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cOAlition S statement on Open Access for academic books
Academic books – defined here to include monographs, book chapters, edited collections, critical editions, and other long-form works – are an {...}
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02.09.2021
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cOAlition S welcomes the Plan S-aligned Open Access policy from UKRI
cOAlition S – an international consortium of research funding and performing organisations committed to implementing Plan S - warmly welcomes the {...}
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06.08.2021
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Enabling smaller independent publishers to participate in Open Access transformative arrangements: a commitment from key stakeholders
The ongoing transition of scholarly publishing to full and immediate Open Access is a process that requires all stakeholders to adapt. Alignment {...}
News
17.06.2021
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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.
