EuChemS Updated Plan S implementation guidelines revealed - EuChemS

On 30 May 2019, the signatories of Plan S issued a set of updated implementation guidelines following the received feedback of over 600 respondents. EuChemS published a Position Paper outlining the concerns and suggestions of Learned Societies in the field of the chemical sciences in response to the unveiling of Plan S. The paper stressed the need to ensure that any full transition to open access publishing should be made in the right conditions and in a framework that would not harm European science. Moreover, we highlighted the role Learned Societies play in the publishing ecosystem and the risks associated with Plan S.