Open access: evolution not revolution | The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-11-05
Summary:
"Thus, following discussion and vote of the editorial board, the [The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England] will become a fully gold open access journal from January 2024....
Why should the Annals change to gold OA?
• Over half of academic journal publishers currently report decreasing institutional subscriptions and the Annals reflects this trend.1
• There has been an exponential increase in OA with 60% of journal publishers reporting increased demand from authors, and 36% reporting OA downloads outperforming subscription content.1
• Research funders (including Wellcome Trust and UKRI) and many universities now stipulate OA deposit of accepted manuscripts in their institutional repositories.
• OA publishing is compliant with Plan S, supported by cOAlition S, which requires research funded by public grants to be published in OA journals or platforms....
The APC is fully waived for accepted manuscripts where the lead or senior author is a current fellow, member or affiliate of RCS England. Of note, annual membership fees are lower than the APC for one publication...."