Physics societies call for sustainable approach to open access – Physics World

A group of 16 major physics societies around the world have come together to support open-access publishing and welcome the increased “policy momentum” towards it. Yet in a joint statement, the societies urge policy makers to preserve the “diversity, quality and financial sustainability” of peer-reviewed publishing. They also warn that certain policies, such as the proposed cOAlition S “rights retention strategy”, could “undermine the viability of high-quality hybrid journals”.