SAILING THE SEA OF OPEN ACCESS: CELESTIAL NAVIGATION OR DEAD RECKONING?

摘要

The view of the present authors is that we are reaching critical mass in terms of OA. No longer will the majority be able to continue to rely on the traditional subscription funding model with OA simply a bit-part player. Open access will certainly be a significant part of the future. Both cOAlition S and the OSTP have made significant moves, but they have not been backed by some of the other major powers in the world of science publishing. All eyes are on China: to date, it has broadly supported OA movements such as Plan S, but it has not yet made any firm commitment. And the future may yet depend on moves by visionaries, publishers and libraries who might see a different future.