Plan S leaders resist pressure for slower open access transition

Little sympathy among scheme’s architects for suggestion that embargoed dissemination should continue to be supported

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February 20, 2019
Last updated
February 20, 2019
Rachael Pells
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Print headline: Plan S ‘must mean speedy open access’

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by mbarciapaz on February 20, 2019 - 5:48am
This shows their lack of open-mindedness and vision. Ignoring the very real concerns of several learned societies, for example, shows how reckless they are. We shouldn't be surprised, though. We are living an age in which ideologically-driven robots are leading virtually every aspect of our lives.
#2 Submitted by jmccaffery57 on February 20, 2019 - 8:51am
I assume the final paragraph should begin with "But THE understands that Plan S leaders are (un)likely to back down...

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