<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi there, sorry for the cross-posting.<br class=""></div></div><div><br class=""></div>Members of this mailing list may be interested in COAR’s response to Plan S.<br class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">————</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On September 4, 2018, a coalition of research funders in Europe published <a href="https://www.scienceeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Plan_S.pdf" class="">Plan S</a>, an ambitious plan to accelerate Open Access in Europe.</div><div class=""><div class="entry-content"><p class="">COAR welcomes the strong stance taken towards open access by a
coalition of 11 European Funders, coordinated by Science Europe as
outlined in Plan S and we strongly support the goal of accelerating the
transition to open access.</p><p class="">Europe has been one of the leading regions in regards to Open Access
and Open Science; nevertheless, it is important to appreciate that the
policies and practices adopted in Europe will have an impact on other
regions and countries outside of Europe. As such, COAR has three
recommendations for these funders as the implementation of Plan S moves
forward</p>
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<li class="">Do not restrict the vehicles for providing open access to ‘journals’
and ‘platforms’, but rather develop assessment criteria based on
functions, like peer-review and other types of editorial services.</li>
<li class="">Make use of the existing organized and globally connected repository
network to advance Open Access and Open Science across the world.</li>
<li class="">Be aware and responsive to the significant concerns in other regions and countries about the widespread adoption of the APC model.</li>
</ol><p class="">COAR’s full response is available <a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/files/COAR-response-to-Plan-S-Sept-2018.pdf" class="">here</a></p></div></div><div class="">—————</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you have questions, please get in touch.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kathleen</div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<div style="letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Kathleen Shearer</div><div class="">Executive Director, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:m.kathleen.shearer@gmail.com" class="">m.kathleen.shearer@gmail.com</a> - +1 514 992 9068</div><div class="">Skype: kathleen.shearer2 - twitter: @KathleeShearer</div><div class=""><a href="http://www.coar-repositories.org/" class="">www.coar-repositories.org</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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