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Archives: Rights Retention Strategy

The American Chemical Society Offers a New Twist on the Article Processing Charge: An Interview with Sarah Tegen

The American Chemical Society is offering a new approach to funding open-access articles; Rick Anderson interviews Sarah Tegen about it.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Oct 2, 2023
  • 23 Comments

Guest Post — Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) and Elsevier Conclude Negotiations for Access to ScienceDirect Journals

Ginger Williams and Posie Aagaard offer a look at the Texas Library Coalition and its new deal with Elsevier.

  • By Ginger Williams, Posie Aagaard
  • Jan 12, 2023
  • 0 Comments

Guest Post — Why the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy Probably Won’t Work

Shaun Khoo discusses the legal quandaries created by the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy (RRS).

  • By Shaun Khoo
  • Jul 27, 2021
  • 9 Comments

AAAS Plan S Compliance Policy: Staying Committed to Subscriptions

AAAS continues its commitment to the subscription model to praise from cOAlition S. Are there lessons for other publishers?

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Jun 28, 2021
  • 5 Comments

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part Two

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 2. of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 10 Comments

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part One

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 1 of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 18, 2021
  • 3 Comments

Explaining the Rights Retention Strategy

Unpacking each word — rights, retention, and strategy — enables understanding what this policy is and how it functions within the Plan S compliance framework.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Feb 17, 2021
  • 24 Comments

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