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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Now is the time for universal benefits of the blessings of knowledge
In 2008 Harvard’s Faculty of Arts & Sciences voted unanimously to adopt a ground-breaking open access policy. Since then, over 70 other {...}
Blog
18.05.2022
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Plan S Journal Comparison Service: open for publishers to register and deposit price and service data
cOAlition S is excited to release today the Journal Comparison Service (JCS), a secure, free and long-anticipated digital service, that aims to shed {...}
News - Press
24.05.2022
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cOAlition S invites the research community to complete the Plan S impact survey
cOAlition S is monitoring developments in the Open Science landscape and is seeking feedback from the research community about their {...}
News
10.05.2022
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ACS Publications commits its entire hybrid journal portfolio to become Plan S-aligned Transformative Journals
cOAlition S is pleased to announce that the American Chemical Society (ACS) has committed its full portfolio of more than 60 hybrid journals to {...}
News
26.04.2022
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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.