Plan S: A Mandate for Gold OA with Lots of Strings Attached - The Scholarly Kitchen
peter.suber's bookmarks 2018-12-11
Summary:
"While at first, the introduction to the implementation plan sounded like a compromise (hybrid okay for now, no cap yet on Article Processing Charges), the devil is in the details. The technical details make clear that the only acceptable solution is author-pays, APC Gold or Platinum OA. This has been mandated by making all other options nearly impossible. Let me explain...."