Post #1262412
2024-03-28 10:58 UTC
Big move by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to stop paying Article Processing Charges (APCs) to make journal articles open access (OA) at the start of next year. Instead, they will mandate preprints & encourage preprint reviews. APCs made the transition to OA possible, but the tide is turning against this business model.
https://gatesfoundationoa.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/24810787662100-Policy-Refresh-2025-Overview
HT @johannes_lehmann
#OpenAccess #GatesFoundation #ResearchFunding #APCs #PrePrints #JournalPublication #AcademicPublishing #ScholComm #OpenScience
Replies (2)
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@Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie 2024-03-28 21:27
@mattjhodgkinson@scicomm.xyz @johannes_lehmann@fediscience.org The tide has most definitely turned and a clear consensus is forming - see commentary by @brembs@mastodon.social and myself on the International Science Council blog https://council.science/current/blog/the-open-access-rising-tide-gates-foundation-ends-support-to-article-processing-charges/
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@jaireeo@social.coop 2024-03-30 15:20
@mattjhodgkinson@scicomm.xyz @johannes_lehmann@fediscience.org Refusing to pay for APCs while requiring “preprints” is how you nudge commercial publishers toward a hidden APC … like ACS and the “article development charge.”