Open Access: Plan S
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Plan S
Plan S, an initiative of cOALition S, was launched in September 2018 with the goal of achieving full and immediate open access to publications. COAlition S comprises a group of research funders that has committed to implementing Plan S, and aims to accelerate the transition to a scholarly publishing system characterised by immediate and free online access to scholarly publications.
To date, the list of funders that support COAlition S includes Science Foundation Ireland, European Commission, UK Research & Innovation, WHO and Wellcome Trust.
There are three main routes to Plan S compliance:
- Publication in fully open access journals or platforms
- Deposit of Versions of Record (VoR) or Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in open access repositories without embargo and licensed with CC BY or CC BY SA (or CC BY SA ND on a case by case basis) . This is possible under the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy.
- Publication in ‘hybrid’ journals (i.e. open access within a subscription journal) only under transformative agreements or for transformative journals
- Plan S Journal Checker ToolCheck which journals are compliant with your funder's requirements, and the options available to you
- Plan S Rights Retention Strategy ResourcesHow to retain the right to share your AAM without an embargo at the time of submission to a journal
Plan S Discussion & Resources
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- SPARC Europe analysis of the revised Plan S (June 2019)Analysis of the updated implementation guidance on Plan S (May 2019) by SPARC Europe, examining 20 key changes from the original guidelines (Sept 2018).
- Nine routes towards Plan S compliance (updated May 2019)Scheme of nine possible routes to Plan S compliance produced by Jeroen Bosman & Bianca Kramer
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