In Berlin beginnt heute die elfte Konferenz "Academic Publishing in Europe (APE)": Die Thesen von Barend Mons zur Zukunft des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens versprechen kontroverse Diskussionen. Für boersenblatt.net sprach Sven Fund kurz vor der Konferenz mit Mons, der Professor am niederländischen Leiden University Medical Center ist.
Today, we publish two papers on Open Access (OA), a first one on successful OA implementation and a second one on OA for conference proceedings in engineering disciplines. On top of that, our association endorses the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access.
Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR) present this Action Plan to further develop and expand a sustainable, community-driven Diamond OA scholarly communication ecosystem. It proposes to align and develop common resources for the entire Diamond OA ecosystem, including journals and platforms, while respecting the cultural, multilingual, and disciplinary diversity that constitutes the strength of the sector.