Evolving Our Open Access Strategy: AIP Publishing Concludes the Subscribe to Open Pilot - AIP Publishing LLC

"At AIP Publishing, our mission is to advance the physical sciences through the widest possible dissemination of research. In service of that mission, we continue to evaluate and refine our approaches to open access (OA) publishing, guided by our commitment to transparency, sustainability, and equity for authors, libraries, and readers.

After careful review, AIP Publishing has decided to conclude its Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot at the end of 2025. The pilot, which applied to the Journal of Applied Physics (JAP) and Physics of Plasmas (POP), provided valuable insights into the potential of the S2O model. However, as our open access portfolio and institutional programs have evolved, it has become clear that maintaining multiple overlapping models introduces unnecessary complexity for authors and librarians alike."