🚀 Big news from EMS Press at #UKSG2026 🚀

Today we unveiled Launch to Open (L2O), a new open access model built around community support and financial transparency.

Launching with:
• Foundations of Computational Mathematics
• Archiv der Mathematik

Subscriptions are now open for 2027.

https://ems.press/updates/2026-03-30-ems-press-unveils-l2o

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EMS Press | EMS Press announces Launch to Open – a transparent new approach to open access

Focusing on transparency and designed to create a sense of shared responsibility, Launch to Open offers a community-based path to open access

Some simple spreadsheet research using @OpenAlex and the R package openalexR

Counting from 2020 to 2025, there have been over 58,000 items published under the Subscribe to Open model and it's roughly doubling every year.

#S2O #SubscribeToOpen

Fans Of Open Access, Unite: You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chained Libraries

When books were rare and extremely expensive, they were often chained to the bookcase to prevent people walking off with them, in what were known as “chained libraries”. Copyright serves a similar …

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Fans of open access, unite: you have nothing to lose but your chained libraries

When books were rare and extremely expensive, they were often chained to the bookcase to prevent people walking off with them, in what were known as “chained libraries”. Copyright serves a similar purpose today, even though, thanks to the miracle of perfect, zero-cost digital copies, it is possible simultaneously to take an ebook home and yet leave the original behind. For a quarter of a […]

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https://walledculture.org/fans-of-open-access-unite-you-have-nothing-to-lose-but-your-chained-libraries/

The Royal Society is committing to its values by choosing the fair and sustainable #SubscribeToOpen model for #OpenAccess publishing! More comments by me and my @ems_press colleague Laura Simonite in this Nature article https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02483-0 #s2o
UK Royal Society adopts ‘subscribe to open’ publishing model

Eight of its journals will publish papers open access each year they earn sufficient library revenue.

Over 374 journals now using the Subscribe to Open (S2O) business model to provide open access to the research articles they publish.

https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Subscribe_to_Open_(S2O)_journals

It used to be true that all the S2O journals were fee-free, but unfortunately some 'variants' have arisen in which there are author-side page charges. I have added a column to the wiki to indicate which charge author-side fees.

#SubscribeToOpen #S2O

Subscribe to Open (S2O) journals - Open Access Directory

Despite major challenges, all six maths journals from EDP Sciences & SMAI will stay Open Access in 2025 through Subscribe to Open (S2O).

Many thanks to all libraries and partners who maintained support — your backing is crucial.

https://bit.ly/4jxGmYh

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EDP Sciences - Road to Open: Despite Challenges, Mathematics Journals Remain Open Access through Subscribe to Open in 2025

EDP Sciences Publishing partner of the scientific communities

Thank you to @degruyter_pub for converting the _Journal of Perinatal Medicine_ to #OpenAccess under the #SubscribeToOpen model.
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jpm-2025-0009/html

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The Journal of Perinatal Medicine is switching its publication model to open access

Article The Journal of Perinatal Medicine is switching its publication model to open access was published on January 13, 2025 in the journal Journal of Perinatal Medicine (volume 0, issue 0).

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Advancing #OpenScience
In 2024, we supported open science through #GoldOA, #DiamondOA, and #SubscribeToOpen. This year, Radioprotection successfully transitioned to #OpenAccess, while
#AandA_journal and mathematics journals thrived!
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EDP Sciences on LinkedIn: EDP Sciences 2024 End-of-Year Highlights    As 2024 draws to a close, we…

EDP Sciences 2024 End-of-Year Highlights    As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on a year of progress and achievements at EDP Sciences. We’re excited to share…

#NEWS | How does #SubscribeToOpen foster equitable #OpenAccess? Our #RoadToOpen article reflects on key takeaways from OASPA’s “Wayfinders” webinar, including transparency, collaboration, and sustainability.
Learn more: https://t.co/dX8onCQYu1
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EDP Sciences - Road to Open: OASPA’s Wayfinders Webinar Explores the Subscribe to Open Model

EDP Sciences Publishing partner of the scientific communities