Workshop on Diamond Open Access

‘Diamond’ Open Access refers to Open Access journals and platforms that are free to both authors and readers. In March 2021, the landmark ‘Open {...}

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25.01.2022

UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science: a response from cOAlition S

cOAlition S welcomes the landmark UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science that was adopted at the 41st session of its General Conference in November {...}

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12.01.2022

cOAlition S starts building its Journal Comparison Service to help create visibility of publishing services and prices

The Journal Comparison Service has been discontinued as of 30th April 2025. The content of this page is maintained for archival purposes {...}

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16.12.2021

Journal Checker Tool update: we listen and learn from you

We value feedback from researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers and based on it we always seek to improve the Journal Checker Tool (JCT) to {...}

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13.10.2021

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

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

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 {...}

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17.06.2021

Open Access agreements with smaller publishers require active cross-stakeholder alignment, report says

Open Access agreements between consortia/libraries and smaller independent publishers are used worldwide increasingly since 2020, signalling a {...}

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09.06.2021

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