Can âPlan Sâ revolutionise access to science?
The European Commission ranked Switzerland in second place (51.8%), behind the UK (52.3%), for the percentage of its publications that were open access for the 2009-2018 period. Keystone / Regina Kuehne
An ambitious open-access publishing initiative backed by some of the worldâs largest research funders came into effect in January. Plan S, as itâs known, has already started to transform the scientific world. But its success depends on continued pressure on big publishers and on getting more influential countries like Switzerland to sign up.  Â
This content was published on March 12, 2021 - 09:00
March 12, 2021 - 09:00
Simon Bradley