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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Responding to evidence: the cOAlition S Strategy 2026–2030 explained
By Curt Rice, Director of cOAlition S Scientific progress depends on researchers being able to build on each other’s work. That simple idea has {...}
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22.10.2026
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Plan S: Annual Review 2025
Plan S is a funder-led initiative to accelerate Open Access to scholarly publications. The research funding and performing organisations endorsing {...}
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30.06.2026
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Bengaluru Roadmap and Action Plan on Diamond Open Access
The Bengaluru Roadmap and Action Plan is the outcome document of the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, held in Bengaluru, India, from 2-6 {...}
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15.05.2026
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cOAlition S appoints Curt Rice as Director
cOAlition S is pleased to announce the appointment of Curt Rice as its new Director. With this appointment and the adoption of the 2026–2030 {...}
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13.05.2026
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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.
