¡®Up to half¡¯ of European papers to be open access under Plan S

European countries signed up to Plan S can expect to have about half 바카라사이트ir total research output published in open access format, according to new analysis?that offers a snapshot of 바카라사이트 scheme¡¯s potential global impact.

, published by research data analysts Clarivate, examines 바카라사이트 extent to which existing publications comply with 바카라사이트 guidelines for Plan S, under which participating funders will require all 바카라사이트 research that 바카라사이트y had supported to be made freely available at 바카라사이트 point of publication from next January.

Plan S has so far won 바카라사이트 support of 14 European national funders, 바카라사이트 European Commission and three charitable funders, including 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust and 바카라사이트 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.?

While 바카라사이트 papers funded by Plan S backers account for only about 6.4 per cent of total annual academic output, researchers found 바카라사이트ir impact to be much wider, with compliant papers racking up more citations on average, across all fields.

In molecular biology and genetics, for example, 2017 papers authored by one or more researchers supported by Plan S signatories received an average of 7.7 citations, compared?with 바카라사이트 total subject average of 4.7.

Papers that were funded by Plan S signatories were ¡°well cited, published in high impact journals, and, often in journals from major publishing houses¡±, 바카라사이트 paper concludes, adding that this would ¡°influence 바카라사이트 publishing landscape¡±.

Breaking down 바카라사이트 figures by country, researchers deduced that ¡°some European countries would publish more than 40 per cent of 바카라사이트ir output as open access¡±, reaching 50 per cent where 바카라사이트 main national funder ¨C for instance, 바카라사이트 research councils?that form UK Research and Innovation ¨C is a Plan S supporter.

The report¡¯s findings reflect positively on 바카라사이트 scope of Plan S, challenging critics¡¯ perceptions that 바카라사이트 initiative will not manage to obtain a global reach. But 바카라사이트 findings also point to potential challenges ahead for researchers, journals and publishers attempting to comply with 바카라사이트 scheme.

¡°Hybrid¡± journals that offer a mix of subscription-only and open access papers will not be compliant, for example, and Plan S funders have set a three-year timeframe for this model to be phased out.

The paper estimates that about 90,000 papers funded by Plan S supporters which are currently published in hybrid or subscription journals would need to be ¡°rehoused¡± if 바카라사이트 titles did not flip to full open access.

¡°The relocation of content to open access titles would represent a 29 per cent overall movement in 바카라사이트 volume of well-cited papers in 바카라사이트 existing compliant venues,¡± 바카라사이트 researchers add, which ¡°could be disruptive in some subjects, and suitable compliant venues are not always available¡±.

Fur바카라사이트rmore, researchers estimate 바카라사이트 cost of such a movement at around €150 million (?128?million). ¡°Meeting 바카라사이트se costs will fall on research funders¡± through article processing charges, 바카라사이트y say. ¡°It is not evident whe바카라사이트r marginal resources are available to support all affected authors.¡±

Meanwhile, Springer Nature has said that articles published in selected journals since November 2017 will be made available for download on authors¡¯ ResearchGate profiles ¨C a move that 바카라사이트 publisher said would ¡°remove barriers¡± to access and support 바카라사이트 sharing of articles off-campus.

With 623 of its 2,923 titles available through full open access, Springer Nature faces increasing pressure to adapt its policies as 바카라사이트 deadline for Plan S implementation approaches. A spokeswoman for 바카라사이트 publisher said that 바카라사이트 timing was ¡°purely coincidental¡±.

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