World Health Organization and TDR Join cOAlition S to Support Free and Immediate Access to Health Research

WHO announces it is the first of the United Nations agencies to join the growing coalition of research funders who implement Plan S.

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29.08.2019

cOAlition S Appoints Johan Rooryck as Open Access Champion

Johan Rooryck is Professor of French Linguistics at Leiden University. This role has been created to help present, promote, and develop Plan S as the initiative moves towards implementation.

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28.08.2019

cOAlition S Appoints Jisc Expert to Accelerate Open Access

Neil Jacobs, Head of Open Science and research lifecycle at UK not-for-profit, Jisc, has been appointed as interim programme manager for cOAlition S.

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05.06.2019

cOAlition S Releases Revised Implementation Guidance on Plan S Following Public Feedback Exercise

What does the future of Open Access look like? Today cOAlition S releases its revised Plan S principles & implementation guidance.

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31.05.2019

Vinnova, Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Joins cOAlition S

Sweden’s government agency for innovation is the latest funder to join the coalition and demonstrate its commitment to the realisation of science without publication paywalls.

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22.05.2019

Departure of Special Envoy for Open Access and Plan S Architect, Robert-Jan Smits

With his appointment as President of the Eindhoven University of Technology, Robert-Jan Smits ends his tenure as Senior Adviser for Open Access & Innovation

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27.02.2019

Feedback on the Implementation Guidance of Plan S Generates Large Public Response

Over 600 individuals and organisations provided feedback to cOAlition S on the implementation guidance of Plan S.

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20.02.2019

cOAlition S Welcomes its First African Member and Receives Strong Support from the African Academy of Sciences

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Zambia join cOAlition S

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13.02.2019