Policy
Plan S
Plan S is a requirement from funding agencies that the research they fund be published in open access, immediately and under an open licence.
How it connects
What it is
- Plan S is a kind of Open-access mandate.
Who is behind it
- Plan S governed by cOAlition S. Plan S is the requirement that cOAlition S funders commit to implement.
Related to
- Plan S relates to Open access. Requires funded publications to be open access immediately, in open journals or in repositories without embargo.
Links
Details
Also known as: Plan S principles
Description
Plan S is the requirement behind cOAlition S: publications from research funded by its members must appear in open access journals or platforms, or be available immediately in open access repositories without embargo. All publications must carry an open licence, preferably CC BY.
Attributes
| url | https://www.coalition-s.org/principles-and-implementation/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q56458321 |
| status | active |
| governance | Community |
| prominence | core |
| type | Policy |
| policyKind | funder-requirement |
| jurisdiction | global |
| bindingness | conditional |
| Tags | openness: open content, region: global |
Sources
- https://www.coalition-s.org/principles-and-implementation/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12): Principles and implementation guidance. Funded publications must appear in fully open journals or platforms, or be immediately available in repositories without embargo, under a CC BY-type licence.
- https://www.coalition-s.org/about/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12): Announced on 4 September 2018 by a group of national research funders with the backing of the EU's executive and the ERC.
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56458321(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-12)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-12
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