What is ‘Plan S’ and Why Are Many Publishers Worried? - Publishing Perspectives

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Summary:

" “With Plan S there has been a lack of consultation, a lack of consideration, a lack of detail, and a lack of time,” said Malavika Legge, acting director of publishing for Portland Press and the Biochemical Society, at an event on Thursday called “Get Smart About Plan S.”

Plan S is said to stand for science, speed, solution, and shock. Moreover, it is clear from the reactions on the stage that “shock” sums up what the publishers on stage feel about the radical open access plan announced only on September 4 by the European Research Council. The plan is supposed to be implemented by 2020, which in the timescale of publishing is—as Legge says—“already here.”\

Bewilderment may be a better word for the mood of the session whose participants all claimed to be committed to open access publishing. ...

The panelists felt that even if Plan S accelerates the transition to open access publishing, it still represents an existential attack on the academic publishing industry. While some publishers say they are staring into the headlights of Plan S like a deer, others say it should be a call-to-arms by the industry to challenge the stereotype that all they care about is profit."

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https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/10/what-is-plan-s-and-why-are-many-publishers-worried/

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oa.new oa.plan_s oa.europe oa.mandates oa.publishers oa.debates oa.objections oa.policies oa.humanities oa.hybrid oa.ssh

Date tagged:

10/12/2018, 13:03

Date published:

10/12/2018, 09:05