Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) have announced a two-year open access agreement that allows researchers to publish in PLOS' suite of journals without incurring article processing charges (APC). This partnership brings together two organisations that believe researchers should be able to access content freely and make their work available publicly, regardless of their access to funds.
Under the agreement, which will be implemented in July, Carnegie Mellon will be charged an annual fixed flat rate over the two-year term, which will be based on prior years' publication levels. CMU researchers will have unlimited opportunity to publish in PLOS journals over these two years and will not be charged any APC.
This pilot will further PLOS' mission of making open access publishing available to all while ensuring that its journals include research from authors representing a diverse array of disciplines, career stages and geographies.
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