The CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France) has pledged to support the EDP Sciences and SMAI Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) mathematics program with a financial contribution. The S2O mathematics programme has been developed with the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI) with which EDP Sciences publishes a number of maths journals. Together with the funding awarded by the Fonds National pour la Science Ouverte last year, the CNRS contribution will be used to help all the journals included in the program to continue publishing in open access despite challenging economic conditions.
The grant for 2021-2024 will be used in three main areas: communications, subscriptions management, and support for publication costs. EDP Sciences and SMAI will be able to engage libraries throughout the world on the subject of S2O in order to foster understanding and support. The grant will also allow them to pursue long-term partnerships which will help to sustain the model and allow it to evolve and thrive.
The success of these journals and the appeal of open access is attracting a growing number of authors and articles. Therefore, the funding will help EDP Sciences and SMAI to manage this growth while keeping subscription prices low.
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