Independent Thinking on Publishing's Future
Introduction Plan S was launched in 2018 by a coalition of research funding organizations known as cOAlition S. The original mandate was to accelerate the transition to full and immediate open access for scholarly publications. It’s a bold, disruptive, and arguably long-overdue attempt to change how publicly funded research is disseminated fundamentally. For years, the … Read more
Introduction Plan S set out in 2018 to make publicly funded research free to read the moment it is published. Eight years on, it has changed how publishers price and license research, but cOAlition S is now rethinking how it gets there. This article looks at where Plan S came from, what it requires, what … Read more
Introduction The open access (OA) movement has dramatically shifted the academic publishing landscape over the past two decades. With the rise of digital publishing and a growing demand for equitable access to publicly funded research, two influential models have emerged in global conversations: Diamond Open Access and Plan S. Each represents a different philosophy and … Read more