A new report from the DIAMAS work package that SPARC Europe leads looks at understanding how institutional publishing is sustained today. Institutional publishers and service providers are diverse due to their … Read More
The DIAMAS project is developing a financial self-assessment tool for institutional publishers and service providers (IPSPs). It has been developed by WP5, which SPARC Europe leads. We look forward to launching … Read More
Today, SPARC Europe formally responded to Plan S on its implementation guidelines. We address a range of issues including the need for reform in research evaluation, publication costs and ensuring financial … Read More
We are happy to share a document with the library community that suggests ways in which the Plan S Implementation Task Force can benefit from academic and national libraries when planning … Read More
Recently, a significant step toward ensuring the sustainability of non-commercial open science services was taken with the launch of a new coalition. Read More
Our membership fee structureWe have a 4-tier membership fee model that is differentiated in order to fairly include institutions from all European countries. For our consortia discount model see here.
Consortia discount model for institutions in tier 2, 3 & 4 countries Groups of libraries (consortia or equivalent) from countries belonging to tier 2, 3 & 4 in the current fee … Read More
Recommendations for researchers and authors Strive to retain your copyright for publication with no restrictions as recommended by Science Europe in its New Science Europe Principles on Open Access Publisher Services … Read More
Recommendations for publishers Promote the benefits of Open Access to your authors and readers Experiment with new journal titles and new forms of Open Access publishing Register your journal in the … Read More