University of South Carolina Libraries has entered into a new three-year Open Access agreement with the Public Library of Science (PLOS) that will allow USC Columbia-affiliated researchers to publish in PLOS journals without incurring processing charges.
The agreement with PLOS is one of a growing number of Open Access publishing opportunities available to members of the USC research community and reflects the Libraries’ core commitment to supporting the university’s research enterprise.
“The evidence is undeniable — open research enables the convergence of disciplines that drives scientific innovations,” said Amie Freeman, University Libraries Assistant Head of Acquisitions and Scholarly Communication. “This agreement with PLOS gives our researchers more avenues to provide their work to the public, and, in doing so, increases readership and opportunities for societal impact.”
Researchers from the University of South Carolina will have unlimited opportunity to publish over three years and will not be charged any APCs. This agreement furthers PLOS’ mission of making open access publishing available to all while ensuring that its journals include research from authors representing a diverse array of disciplines, career stages and geographies.
“The agreement with the University of South Carolina is yet another step in our goal of empowering authors who want to publish their research openly,” said Roheena Anand, Executive Director of Global Publishing Development & Sales at PLOS. “This agreement demonstrates our effort to build a truly ‘open to read, open to publish’ environment for authors as well as our commitment to our library partners.”
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