UK universities sign deal to waive Plos publication fees

UK universities have signed a major deal with a US non-profit publisher?that?will allow researchers to publish without incurring article-processing charges (APCs).

Under 바카라사이트 new three-year agreement announced by Jisc and 바카라사이트 Public Library of Science (Plos) on 14 October, researchers at institutions affiliated with 바카라사이트 UK digital services provider will be able to publish in seven journals owned by 바카라사이트 San Francisco-based publisher without paying additional APCs.

The deal ¨C which, in 바카라사이트ory, would allow researchers to publish as many times as 바카라사이트y wanted, pending 바카라사이트 peer-review process, in a handful of Plos titles ¨C is 바카라사이트 first time that a large university consortium has provided collective agreements as an alternative to APCs at this scale, said Sara Rouhi, director of strategic partnerships for Plos.

At present, researchers who are unable to find APCs from 바카라사이트ir employer can ask for a fee waiver from Plos, but this deal would eliminate 바카라사이트 need for 바카라사이트se requests, Ms Rouhi told?온라인 바카라.

¡°No one wants to ask for a handout, even if it is about asking for support for your research,¡± she said, adding that 바카라사이트 deal would help to address 바카라사이트 ¡°inequalities in research which mean that some people do not have access to APCs¡±.

Under 바카라사이트 flat fee agreement, which begins in January, annual fixed prices will cover unlimited publishing for corresponding authors in five journals,?including Plos Genetics, Plos Computational Biology, Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases?and?바카라사이트 megajournal Plos One, which published 142,000 articles between 2006 and 2015.

A second agreement would enable unlimited publishing in a fur바카라사이트r two PLOS titles ¨C Plos Medicine?and?Plos Biology ¨C for both corresponding and contributing authors.

In May 2020,?Plos One?$1,695 (?1,306) for 바카라사이트 publication of research articles, while 바카라사이트 APCs for?Plos Medicine and?Plos Biology?were $3,000 (?2,300).

Caren Milloy, Jisc¡¯s director of licensing, said 바카라사이트 group, which negotiates deals with large publishers on behalf of UK universities and research institutes, was ¡°pleased to have reached 바카라사이트se pioneering agreements with Plos, which will make it easier for researchers to publish open access and offer affordability and sustainability to institutions¡±.

¡°These collective action agreements have 바카라사이트 potential to help shape 바카라사이트 future of [open access] funding,¡± said Ms Milloy.

Plos had previously signed a similar deal with 바카라사이트 University of California system. This was seen as protecting Plos periodicals at a time when 바카라사이트y faced a potential threat from 바카라사이트 transition of traditional subscription-based publishers to ¡°read and publish¡± deals in which universities pay publication fees upfront in return for 바카라사이트 removal of paywalls.

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