Rethinking the model for sustainable open access - Research Information

"ACM’s approach to open access has been shaped through discussions and collaboration with academic institutions, funders, and library consortia. The result is ACM Open, a model designed not just to enable open-access publishing, but to do so in a way that is equitable, transparent, and financially sustainable for the long term. 

At its core, ACM Open shifts costs away from the traditional ‘Read Only’ license model to a new tiered model based on publishing activity. Institutions pay a fixed fee calculated from their average publishing output over the previous three years, providing both predictability and fairness in pricing. 

The model offers: 

• Unlimited open access publishing for affiliated corresponding authors;
• Premium access to the ACM Digital Library; and
• A clear and scalable route to participation, regardless of institutional size or geography. ..."