WORKSHOP | ESAC

" ... To encourage a thoughtful and constructive dialogue amongst stakeholders on the challenges of APC management the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Max Planck Digital Library, in cooperation with the Public Library of Science and Co-Action Publishing, held a Forum and Workshop on November 18th, 2013 in Berlin under the title “Towards an Efficient System for Managing APCs “. The aim of the event was to take steps towards defining best practices for the administration of APCs across stakeholder groups, through sharing of knowledge and experiences, and a practical discussion on solutions ... As a result of the workshop the following conclusions have been drawn with the intention to establish a common understanding of the key challenges and next steps required to improve APC handling ..."