About Plan S
Plan S is an initiative for Open Access publishing that was launched in September 2018. The plan is supported by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and performing organisations. Plan S requires that, from 2021, scientific publications that result from research funded by public grants must be published in compliant Open Access journals or platforms.
Latest updates
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A critique of the Emerald Statement relating to UK rights retention strategies
Emerald should be applauded for adopting a policy since 2014 that states authors may make their accepted manuscript (AAM) freely available at the {...}
Blog
14.02.2024
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The impact of Plan S: a discussion on findings so far
Following a tender process, cOAlition S has selected scidecode science consulting to conduct a study assessing the impact of Plan S on the global {...}
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19.03.2024
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Plan S: Annual Review 2023
Plan S is an initiative for Open Access (OA) publishing, which requires that from 2021 scientific publications that result from research funded {...}
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28.02.2024
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Leadership changes at cOAlition S
We are delighted to announce that Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive of the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and President of Science Europe has {...}
News
06.02.2024
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10 Principles
With effect from 2021, all scholarly publications on the results from research funded by public or private grants provided by national, regional, and international research councils and funding bodies, must be published in Open Access Journals, on Open Access Platforms, or made immediately available through Open Access Repositories without embargo.