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Help us get to know the open access journals and platforms that are free for readers and authors
We are pleased to invite you to fill in a survey dedicated to gaining in-depth understanding of open access journals that don’t charge author-fees, {...}
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22.07.2020
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cOAlition S response to the ERC Scientific Council’s statement on Open Access and Plan S
cOAlition S has taken note that the ERC Scientific Council wishes to pursue their joint efforts towards Open Access in a more independent way. The {...}
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21.07.2020
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Opinion: the cOAlition S Rights Retention Strategy
For a long time now, researchers have all too easily handed over to academic publishers the rights inherent in their publications. These rights {...}
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20.07.2020
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cOAlition S develops “Rights Retention Strategy” to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership rights and suppress unreasonable embargo periods
Publishers commonly require authors to sign exclusive publishing agreements which restrict what authors can do with their research findings, {...}
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15.07.2020
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Monitoring the effects of Plan S on Research and Scholarly Communication: an update
Plan S[1] aims for a major change in scholarly communication to full and immediate open access. This immediate access to research articles will {...}
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10.07.2020
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NWO announces implementation guidelines for Plan S
Plan S – an initiative of European research funders to accelerate the transition to open access – will apply to all new NWO calls published as of {...}
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07.07.2020
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Development of Plan S Journal Checker Tool: tender results
cOAlition S is pleased to announce that the tender process to develop the Plan S Journal Checker Tool has been successfully completed. The tender has {...}
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03.07.2020
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Plan S Implementation Guidelines for Repositories: Results of COAR Repository Platforms Survey
In April/May 2020 the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), in consultation with cOAlition S, conducted a survey of repository {...}
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17.06.2020
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Exploring collaborative non-commercial publishing models for Open Access: tender results
cOAlition S received a total of 11 proposals for the tender for a study to explore collaborative non-commercial Open Access publishing models for {...}
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09.06.2020
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Open Access lessons during Covid-19: No lockdown for research results!
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it, and research is no exception. Globally, scientists are working together at unprecedented {...}
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08.06.2020
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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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Transformative Journals: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Transformative Journal? A Transformative Journal (TJ) is a subscription/hybrid journal that is actively committed to transitioning to a {...}
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08.04.2020
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cOAlition S responds to Open Access publishers’ statement on Transformative Agreements
cOAlition S has taken good note of the position paper by five fully Open Access publishers that criticizes the low transformational potential of {...}
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30.03.2020
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Exploring collaborative non-commercial publishing models for Open Access: Apply to perform a study
cOAlition S publishes today, 27 March 2020, a call for an informed study containing an analysis and overview of collaborative non-commercial (aka {...}
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27.03.2020
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Transformative Journals: update on draft framework
Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fact that all stakeholders in the scholarly communication system are focusing their efforts on supporting {...}
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26.03.2020
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Open Access and Plan S: 5 key activities
The emerging Coronavirus (COVID19) has once again highlighted the need for researchers for have unfettered access to the research literature. Indeed, {...}
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18.02.2020
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cOAlition S invites qualified providers to develop a Plan S Journal Checker tool
cOAlition S publishes today, 7 February 2020, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the development and maintenance of a Journal Checker Tool. This tool {...}
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07.02.2020
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Report on the data needed to identify Plan S compliance
Today an independent report is published by Delta Think, commissioned by Jisc and funded by Science Europe, on behalf of cOAlition S, to enhance the {...}
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07.02.2020
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cOAlition S welcomes transparency framework and report, launches pilot
Today an independent report is published by Information Power and is the output of a project funded by Wellcome and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) {...}
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14.01.2020
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cOAlition S response to Springer Nature’s Open Letter on Transformative Journals
cOAlition S has responded to Springer Nature's Open Letter on Transformative Journals. Read the full letter {...}
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17.12.2019
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cOAlition S Consults on Transformative Journals
The Plan S guidelines released earlier this year note that cOAlition S will consider developing a potential framework for ‘transformative {...}
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26.11.2019
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Gaps Report highlights why Plan S is needed
cOAlition S seeks to develop better understanding of the publishing landscape and the options available to researchers to share their research {...}
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21.11.2019
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We’re hiring – cOAlition S Programme Manager
cOAlition S – in partnership with the European Science Foundation (ESF) - are seeking to appoint a cOAlition S Programme Manager. Working {...}
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15.11.2019
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South African Medical Research Council to champion Open Access through cOAlition S
cOAlition S is pleased to announce that the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is the latest group to join the coalition and demonstrate {...}
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22.10.2019
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COAR and cOAlition S Supporting Repositories to Adhere to Plan S
The two organisations intend to work together to support repositories in adhering to Plan S requirements
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07.10.2019
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Aligning Science Against Parkinson’s (ASAP) Joins cOAlition S
Aligning Science Against Parkinson’s (ASAP) is the latest group to join the coalition and demonstrate its commitment to the realisation of science without publication paywalls
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26.09.2019
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Report and Toolkit to Support Learned Society Publishers Transition to Immediate Open Access
cOAlition S aims to work with publishers, societies, consortia, and other stakeholders to accelerate the transition to Open Access. One of the {...}
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12.09.2019
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Towards a Framework to Enable More Transparent Communication of Open Access Publishing Services and their Prices
Wellcome – in partnership with UKRI and on behalf of cOAlition S – have appointed Information Power to lead a collaborative project with publishers, funders & universities
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05.09.2019
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European Commission’s Open Access Envoy Joins the cOAlition S Executive Steering Group
Jean-Claude Burgelman is officially nominated to the Executive Steering Group to help ensure the European Commission’s commitment to delivering on the ambitions of Plan S
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02.09.2019
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