SCOAP3 official website

“Acting for the benefit of SCOAP3, CERN conducted the tendering process and, on the basis of the bids submitted by publishers, has identified 12 journals from 7 publishers for participation in SCOAP3. This open and competitive procedure took into account the quality of the journals (as measured by Impact Factor), the quality of the services provided (as measured by re-use licenses and delivery formats), and the unit price for publishing each article. Over 6’600 articles eligible for inclusion in SCOAP3 were published in these journals in 2011, comprising the vast majority of the high-quality peer-reviewed literature in the field of High Energy Physics. Articles funded by SCOAP3 will be available Open Access in perpetuity, under a CC-BY license, while publishers will reduce their subscription fees accordingly. Detailed technical specifications are publicly available Taking into account the projected SCOAP3 budget envelope of 10M EUR/year, publishers and journals to which a contract for Peer Review, Open Access and related publishing services may be awarded, include, in alphabetical order... [Use the link to access the complete list of publishers and journals.] In addition, CERN and SCOAP3 will collaborate with leading publishers to foster Open Access to selected articles of relevance for HEP, including the APS high-impact factor journal Physics Review Letters. CERN will publish the agreed upon prices for the SCOAP3 article processing charges after the next session of its Finance Committee, to take place on September 19th, 2012. The effective award of contracts, covering content which will be published in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, will follow the successful conclusion of three next crucial steps in the SCOAP3 process, already well underway: [1] reconciliation of subscription fee reductions between publishers and SCOAP3participating libraries, to take place in the last quarter of 2012; [2] conclusion of a memorandum of understanding between CERN and SCOAP3Partners, which will define a robust governance structure to oversee the operation and future development of SCOAP3. [3] completion of the SCOAP3 budget envelope through re-direction of those subscription funds by existing and prospective partners.”