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Plan S in Latin America: A Precautionary Note
- Source :
- Debat, Humberto and Babini, Dominique Plan S in Latin America: A Precautionary Note. Scholarly and Research Communication, 2020, vol. 11, n. 1, pp. 1-12. [Journal article (Paginated)]
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Simon Fraser University, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background Latin America has historically led a vital and open access movement and leads the worldwide region with the adoption of wider open access practices. Argentina has expressed its commitment to join Plan S, an initiative from a European consortium of research funders with a mandate to promote the open access publishing of scientific outputs. Analysis This opinion article suggests that the potential adhesion of Argentina or other Latin American nations to Plan S ignores the reality and tradition of Latin American open access publishing. Conclusion and implications Plan S must demonstrate that it will encourage at a regional and global level the advancement of non-commercial open access initiatives. Latin America should invest and promote open nonprofit scholarly-led infrastructures, allowing the academy to regain control of scholarly communications.
- Subjects :
- B. Information use and sociology of information
BF. Information policy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- E-LIS (Eprints in Library & Information Science)
- Journal :
- Debat, Humberto and Babini, Dominique Plan S in Latin America: A Precautionary Note. Scholarly and Research Communication, 2020, vol. 11, n. 1, pp. 1-12. [Journal article (Paginated)]
- Accession number :
- edseli.39696
- Document Type :
- Journal article (Paginated)