Plan S for Shock
Robert-Jan Smits and Rachael Pells
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part One
- 1.1 Welcome to the world of academic publishing
- 1.2 What exactly is open access anyway?
- A note on licensing
- 1.3 Why OA?
- Reason 1: It’s the principle
- Reason 2: It makes economic sense
- Reason 3: It makes research more accessible – which benefits society
- Reason 4: Open access makes the research process faster and more efficient
- Reason 5: Open access improves the quality and trustability of research
- Reason 6: It’s in the public interest
- Reason 7: It makes research more inclusive
- Reason 8: It allows for inclusiveness and connectivity
- Reason 9: It helps the Global South
- Reason 10: Academic research was always intended to be open
- 1.4 Academic publishing: a brief history
- History repeating
- Publishing becomes big business
- 1.5 The internet and OA: the early pioneers
- The European campaign
- A new era for academic publishing
- 1.6 The Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation pave the way for OA
- 1.7 The Finch Report: taking OA to a political level
- 1.8 Brussels gets involved; the momentum picks up
- 1.9 Slow progress: the move towards OA stagnates
- Reason 1: Big business, big financial interests and demanding shareholders
- Hybrids: a halfway house
- Reason 2: Obsession with ‘impact factor’
- Reason 3: Lip service to DORA
- Reason 4: Resistance to change; reluctance to take action
- 1.10 Time for a radical intervention
- Part Two
- 2.1 The open access envoy
- 2.2 Forming a plan
- 2.3 The impact on smaller publishers
- 2.4 Warning bells
- 2.5 Gaining allies
- 2.6 The European tour
- 2.7 Support arrives from the universities
- 2.8 Gaining support from the younger generation of researchers
- 2.9 Compromises, compromises
- 2.10 The Coalition is born
- 2.11 The first setbacks
- 2.12 Putting the Science Europe face on; Plan S makes its first headlines
- September 2018: The launch
- 2.13 To the movies
- 2.14 October 2018: the US road trip
- 2.15 You win some, you lose some
- A breakdown of the common criticisms to Plan S
- APCs and the quality debate
- Lack of global awareness/coordination
- An attack on academic freedom?
- 2.16 Towards a Plan S implementation guidance
- 2.17 Berlin 2018: a radical intervention
- China shocks the world at OA2020 in Berlin
- Transforming the narrative
- 2.18 Celebrating rebels
- 2.19 Berlin take two: entering the lion’s den
- 2.20 Latin America speaks out
- 2.21 Big interest from big players … and another withdrawal
- 2.22 The goodbye
- Part Three
- 3.1 Changing the narrative
- 1. Transformative agreements: a valid solution?
- A mixed reception
- 2. New publishing platforms
- 3. Copyright reigns supreme …
- … But publishers won’t give up copyright without a fight
- 3.2 Reimagining publisher business models
- The big five today: appetite for change?
- The fall of publisher power
- 3.3 The future of academic publishing
- Idea 1: Journals will be dead
- Idea 2: Articles will be dead – well, almost
- Idea 3: New technologies will lead the way …
- … If data is made open
- Idea 4: Attitudes towards cost will change …
- … And journals will have to get creative …
- … But not all will survive
- 3.4 Navigating the data-led future
- The role of funders and institutions
- Managing academic data
- Europe’s role in protecting academic data
- The impact of Covid
- Putting power back into the hands of experts
- 3.5 Plan S as a continued source of debate
- No silver bullet
- Changing the culture in academia with each new generation
- Money remains a sticking point
- The final word on hybrids
- Looking beyond the APC model
- Will the US make a move on OA?
- 3.6 Open science: the new normal
- 3.7 Taking stock of the legacy
- Epilogue: Seven Lessons Learned
- 1. Make a plan
- 2. Seek out allies
- 3. Listen to your peers
- 4. Communicate, and stay in the news
- 5. Engage with your opponents
- 6. Learn to be resilient
- 7. Know when it is done; plan an exit
- Index