13 September 2023
Following an open call for applicants, Plan S received over 60 applications. After a thorough review process, with a focus on ensuring that the group represents a diverse range of stakeholders who are committed to supporting a more equitable publishing business model, they have announced that the following organisations have been invited to join the group.
Organisation | Representative | Stakeholder Group |
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Ashley Farley | Funder |
Cambridge University Press | Matt Day | Publisher |
CERN | Kamran Naim | Librarian / Library consortia |
Chinese Academy of Science | Kunhua Zhao | Librarian / Library consortia |
Couperin Consortium | Adeline Rege | Librarian / Library consortia |
eLife | Fiona Hutton | Publisher |
European Mathematical Society | Laura Simonite | Publisher |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Michele Avissar-Whiting | Funder |
LIBER | Ruth Mallalieu | Librarian / Library consortia |
LYRASIS | Sharla Lair | Librarian / Library consortia |
Open Access 2020 Initiative | Colleen Campbell | Librarian / Library consortia |
Peer J | Nathaniel Gore | Publisher |
SciELO | Able Packer | Publisher |
Science Europe | Bregt Saenen | Funder |
Beyond article-based charges: list of working group members
The three co-organisers – cOAlition S (Robert Kiley), Jisc (Anna Vernon) and PLOS (Roheena Anand) – will also sit on this group and act as Chair on a rotating basis.