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 funders. 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 contributes to the UNESCO consultation for a standard-setting instrument on Open Science
cOAlition S funders, as confirmed advocates for openness in the scientific landscape, welcome the global initiative for Open Science launched by {...}
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05.06.2020
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cOAlition S announces price transparency requirements
From July 2022 only publishers who adhere to the newly approved Plan S price transparency frameworks will be eligible to access funds from cOAlition {...}
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18.05.2020
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cOAlition S publishes updated criteria for Transformative Journals
Following a public consultation cOAlition S announces updated criteria for Transformative Journals cOAlition S endorses several strategies to {...}
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08.04.2020
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Transformative Journals: Rationale
Context in relation to COVID-19 pandemic One lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is that we do need to move to a world in which all research articles {...}
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08.04.2020
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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.
