Ross MounceSome 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.
TechdirtFans Of Open Access, Unite: You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Chained Libraries
Walled CultureFans 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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André GaulThe 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
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.
edp sciencesDespite 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.
petersuberThank 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
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!
👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7274445829388619779/
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!
👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7274445829388619779/
#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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Learn more: https://t.co/dX8onCQYu1
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The recording of the OASPA deep-dive into 'Subscribe to Open' aka S2O is now up https://www.oaspa.org/events/wayfinders-4-a-deep-dive-into-s2o-subscribe-to-open/
Really worth checking this out if you're not familiar with S2O.
The key thing to remember with S2O is that authors can make their work open access with no author-side fees under this model - it doesn't matter what your affiliation is. Enabling truly equitable open access. Diamond OA is best, but S2O is a pragmatic middle-ground and worthy of supporting too...