cOAlition S – Access

cOAlition S announces 2026–2030 strategic plan to advance open access and equitable knowledge sharing

Open AccessNovember 13, 2025

(12 Nov 2025) cOAlition S has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving full and immediate Open Access while expanding its mission to promote transparent, equitable, and trustworthy scientific knowledge sharing. Seven years after launching Plan S, the international coalition of research funding and support organizations has presented a new strategic plan for 2026–2030 to advance its collective efforts…

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Plan S releases its annual review for 2024

Open AccessMay 27, 2025

(23 May 2025) In this annual review, we provide an overview of our activities in 2024, along with the latest advancements regarding our policies. Furthermore, we outline ongoing initiatives that will significantly influence our future steps. The review also sheds light on specific actions taken by cOAlition S organizations in the realm of scholarly communication.…

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cOAlition S to close Journal Comparison Service

Research SupportFebruary 10, 2025

(3 Feb 2025) cOAlition S has announced that it will discontinue the Journal Comparison Service (JCS), effective from 30 April 2025. The JCS was launched in September 2022 to support the Plan S principle that Open Access fees should be transparent and commensurate with the publishers’ services. It was developed following detailed consultations with librarians, publishers,…

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Pricing framework to foster global equity in scholarly publishing

eJournalsAugust 15, 2024

(31 Jul 2024) cOAlition S has announced the release of a new pricing framework designed to foster global equity in scholarly publishing. Developed by Information Power following consultation with the funder, library/consortium, and publisher communities, the framework is introduced to enable discussion, promote greater transparency and inspire publishers and other service providers to implement more equitable pricing across different…

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Towards fairer academic publishing: Global pricing framework unveiled

PublishersSeptember 28, 2023

(20 Sep 2023) cOAlition S commissioned Information Power to explore how a globally fair pricing framework for academic publishing could be devised and implemented. The key objective of this project was to identify ways in which readers and producers of scholarly publications or their proxies – research funders and universities – can financially contribute to supporting…

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‘Transformative’ journals get booted for switching to open access too slowly

Open AccessJune 30, 2023

(20 Jun 2023) Two-thirds of the more than 2300 scientific journals participating in a program designed to flip them to open access (OA) failed to meet prescribed targets for progress in 2022. As a result, the Coalition S group of research funders behind the initiative announced today that it will remove these journals from the program…

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Transformative journals: analysis from the 2022 reports

Open AccessJune 24, 2023

(20 Jun 2023) The Transformative Journal (TJ) model was one of the strategies cOAlition S developed to help subscription publishers transition to full and immediate Open Access (OA) in a defined timeframe. This report looks at the data provided by the participating publishers for the calendar year 2022. Source: cOAlition S

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Call for proposals: Developing a globally fair pricing model for OA academic publishing

Open AccessFebruary 7, 2023

(6 Feb 2023) cOAlition S is seeking to engage the services of a consultant to explore how a globally fair pricing system for academic publishing could be devised and implemented. The European Science Foundation, which hosts the cOAlition S office, will award the contract on behalf of cOAlition S. cOAlition S is participating with UNESCO,…

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Plan S Journal Comparison Service: open for libraries and library consortia to register and access price and service data

eJournalsOctober 11, 2022

(28 Sep 2022) cOAlition S releases today the end-user portal of the Journal Comparison Service (JCS). This secure, free, online service aims to shed light on publishing fees and services and enable those who procure publishing services to better understand how journals and publishers compare on a range of key indicators. As of today, libraries and library…

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Plan S Journal Comparison Service: open for publishers to register and deposit price and service data

eJournals, Research SupportMay 31, 2022

(24 May 2022) cOAlition S is excited to release today the Journal Comparison Service (JCS), a secure, free and long-anticipated digital service, that aims to shed light on publishing fees and services. Starting from today, publishers can register with the JCS publisher portal. After signing a service agreement, publishers can share information, at journal level, highlighting the…

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