APC-free open access agreements test alternative funding models | Research Information

"Researchers will be able to publish in PLOS journals without incurring article processing charges (APCs) following a  three-year agreement wth Jisc, the digital solutions provider for education and research in the UK.

This is the first time that a large university consortium has provided collective agreements as an alternative to APCs at this scale. Jisc and PLOS will also collaborate on future data, metrics, and tools for institutions to evaluate OA publishing agreements...."