Plan S: Association of American Publishers Join Chorus of Criticism

"And on Thursday (November 8), the Association of American Publishers (AAP) issued its own statement about Plan S, prompted by the objections of the signatories to the researchers’ letter. In a prepared statement, AAP president and CEO Maria A. Pallante is quoted, saying: ...“Plan S devalues and disrespects the publishing industry threefold: it imposes strict regulations on an innovative private sector marketplace; it creates market access barriers for American publishers; and it places unreasonable constraints on individual researchers.”

the AAP staff writes, “Policymakers have long understood the essential link between IP protection and the advancement of science...."

“Copyright enables publishers to invest in high-quality scientific journals and related information products as well as innovative ways to disseminate content. Plan S would effectively set the incentives and protections of copyright aside by imposing ‘open’ licensing requirements on scientific publications, which means that anyone could access and reuse a publication free, without permission from the copyright owner...."