Springer/Jisc 'convert previous subscription deal to OA' | Research Information

"A ‘read and publish’ agreement that meets the aims of Plan S and offers researchers a funder compliant route to publishing in hybrid journals has been agreed by Jisc and SpringerNature. Plan S requires that, from 2020, scientific publications funded by public grants must be published in open access journals or platforms.

Building on a previous arrangement, this agreement limits the costs of publishing all UK articles open access (OA) while maintaining access to all of Springer’s subscription articles. The deal converts the previous subscription agreement to one based on OA. 

Jisc and Springer Nature will also continue to work together to evaluate the agreement and gather evidence to inform the transition to open access...."