The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced a consortium agreement with Consorcio Colombia / Consortia facilitated by Accucoms, that allows joining member institutions to participate in PLOS’ three innovative publishing models across all 14 PLOS titles. The agreement provides researchers from affiliated institutions unlimited publishing privileges in PLOS journals without incurring fees. Eight Colombian institutions have joined the agreement in 2024 [1], and more institutions are expected to join in the following years.
PLOS institutional business models such as Community Action Publishing (CAP), Flat Fees, and Global Equity ensure more equitable and regionally appropriate ways to support open-access publishing.
The members of Consorcio Colombia join a growing list of institutions in Latin America, including UNAM, CINVESTAV, and INCMNSZ in Mexico and Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina in Peru among others, to support their researchers through unlimited publishing deals with PLOS.
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) honored PLOS as the 2021 co-winner for Innovation in Publishing for its Community Action Publishing model.
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