Note: PLOS, Jisc and cOAlition S issued the following press release on Wednesday, September 18. A new online tool designed to assess…
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In the News New tool to assess equity in scholarly communication models
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Open Access Doesn't Need APCs Series Beyond article-based charges working group: an update on progress
Since September 2023, cOAlition S, in partnership with Jisc and PLOS, have been working with a multi-stakeholder working group to identify business…
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Library Partnerships Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs: Alternative models continue to grow in 2023
It’s hard to believe it’s been only three years since we launched our first partnership models at PLOS. After adding five new…
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Open Access Doesn't Need APCs Series Moving away from APCs: a multi-stakeholder working group convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS
cOAlition S, in partnership with Jisc and PLOS, are seeking to establish a multi-stakeholder working group to identify business models and arrangements…
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Library Partnerships Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs: Our Progress To-Date
Earlier this year I outlined three ways PLOS is working to eliminate author fees through new business models. The models we introduced…
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Library Partnerships Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs Part III: The Simplicity of Flat Fees
Flat Fee agreements at PLOS are a simple, flexible alternative to APCs enabling institutions to provide broad Open Access support to researchers…
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Innovation Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs Part II: Making inclusion our foundation with Global Equity
PLOS' new Global Equity publishing model supports Open Access publishing for all researchers in a regionally equitable way…
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Innovation Open Access Doesn’t Need APCs Part 1: Charting a new course with Community Action Publishing
Community Action Publishing at PLOS makes highly-selective Open Access publishing more sustainable while making publication free for authors. …