A Frankfurt Masterclass: PLOS, CCC, and How Open Is Open Access?

peter.suber's bookmarks 2021-10-13

Summary:

"The program looks at the nonprofit open-access publisher  Public Library of Science, better known in the acronym-laden world of scholarly publishing as PLOS. As the program’s promotional descriptive material puts it, the center of PLOS’ approach is its “community action publishing” model, called CAP, which “relies on a flexible, sophisticated workflow that enables authors to publish open access easily, with or without funding under a formal PLOS publishing agreement.” ... “We really need to think about the missing voices,” says [Niamh O’Connor]. “Research is a global, collaborative enterprise. And we really need, as we transition to an open science future, to keep asking ourselves, open for whom? Because openness in itself, while valuable, doesn’t tackle all of the inequality in scholarly communications. It doesn’t increase inclusion, and the need for universal and equitable access to scientific knowledge and education is super-important.” ..."

Link:

https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/10/a-frankfurt-masterclass-plos-ccc-and-how-open-is-open-access/

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oa.new oa.events oa.business_models oa.training oa.plos oa.new oa.fees oa.events oa.dei oa.ccc oa.cap oa.business_models

Date tagged:

10/13/2021, 12:35

Date published:

10/13/2021, 08:35