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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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 {...}
Blog
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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Peer-reviewed preprints and the Publish-Review-Curate model
The traditional scientific publication model, characterized by gate-keeping editorial decisions, has come under increasing criticism. Opponents {...}
Blog
28.10.2024
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Reflections on Diamond Open Access and cOAlition S
International Open Access week and this year's theme “Community over Commercialization” provide me with an excellent opportunity to reflect on {...}
Blog
25.10.2024
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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.