Plan S in Latin America: a precautionary note
Background: Latin America has historically led a vital and open access movement andleads the worldwide region with the adoption of wider open access practices. Argentina has expressed its commitment to join Plan S, an initiative from a European consortiumof research funders with a mandate to promote...
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| Formato: | info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://src-online.ca/index.php/src/article/view/347 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/8372 https://doi.org/10.22230/src.2020v11n1a347 |
| Sumario: | Background: Latin America has historically led a vital and open access movement andleads the worldwide region with the adoption of wider open access practices. Argentina has expressed its commitment to join Plan S, an initiative from a European consortiumof research funders with a mandate to promote the open access publishing of scientific outputs. Analysis: This opinion article suggests that the potential adhesion of Argentina orother Latin American nations to Plan S ignores the reality and tradition of Latin American open access publishing.
Conclusion and implications: Plan S must demonstrate that it will encourage at aregional and global level the advancement of non-commercial open access initiatives.Latin America should invest and promote open nonprofit scholarly-led infrastructures, allowing the academy to regain control of scholarly communications. |
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