{"id":3488,"date":"2020-05-22T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/price-transparency-rules-for-publishers-announced-by-coalition-s\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T06:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T06:30:09","slug":"price-transparency-rules-for-publishers-announced-by-coalition-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/price-transparency-rules-for-publishers-announced-by-coalition-s","title":{"rendered":"Price transparency rules for publishers announced by cOAlition S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">cOAlition S, a group of research and funding organizations advocating open access (OA) publishing through its <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/plan-s-the-nuts-and-bolts\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Plan S<\/a><\/span><\/span>, has announced a set of price transparency rules for publishers. These new rules make it mandatory for publishers to share details about their cost of publishing articles in order for members of the coalition to pay for those articles. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">As per the rules, publishers will need to provide granular information about their article processing charges (APCs). This includes a breakdown of the costs for the various activities involved in processing and publishing an article, ranging from managing peer reviews to copy-editing and proofreading. The rules come into effect two years from now, in July 2022, and about a year and a half from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/the-deadline-to-implement-plan-s-delayed-by-a-year\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">planned implementation date<\/a> of Plan S in January 2021. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The aim is to make APCs reasonable for coalition members. In case a publisher doesn\u2019t comply, the coalition \u201cwill not meet any publication fees associated with that publisher,\u201d <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/05\/open-access-science-funders-announce-price-transparency-rules-publishers\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">asserts<\/a><\/span><\/span> Robert Kiley, head of open research at Wellcome Trust, which is one of cOAlition S\u2019s key members.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Also, publishers can choose between two sets of criteria, one developed from a <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/01\/eight-publishers-volunteer-pricing-info-pilot-study\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">pilot conducted earlier this year<\/a><\/span><\/span> and the other established by the Fair Open Access Alliance (FOAA), which is already in use by publishers such as MIT Press and Copernicus. There are however some key differences between the two sets of criteria. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">As per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairopenaccess.org\/foaa-breakdown-of-publication-services-and-fees\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">the FOAA framework<\/a>, profit margins <\/span><\/span><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">need to be specified for each category of costs. In contrast, the pilot-based framework permits profit margins to be distributed across the various categories. The FOAA framework also insists that pricing costs be the same across journal portfolios, whereas the pilot-based framework allows publishers to establish separate prices for different journal portfolios. Although the FOAA criteria came earlier, Kiley believes most publishers are likely to opt for the pilot-based framework.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">A critical aspect of the rules is that the pricing information will only be shared with research and funding organizations, and not the larger public. This is to address publishers\u2019 concerns that making prices public may lead to investigations by antitrust authorities on charges of publishers working together to keep prices fixed at a higher level.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Steven Inchcoombe, chief publishing officer of Springer Nature, believes the rules will help authors understand the value and difference among journals. He <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/05\/open-access-science-funders-announce-price-transparency-rules-publishers\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">added<\/a><\/span><\/span> that Springer Nature \u201cremains supportive\u201d of cOAlition S. It may be recalled that last month, Springer Nature <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/springer-nature-commits-to-joining-plan-s-to-offer-open-access-routes\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">announced<\/a><\/span><\/span> that it was committing to join Plan S and would gradually make its journals open.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">While the newly announced rules aim to benefit key stakeholders in the publishing eco-system from funders to publishers, as an author, how do you think they will benefit you? Share your thoughts below.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">References<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/05\/open-access-science-funders-announce-price-transparency-rules-publishers\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Open-access science funders announce price transparency rules for publishers<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/01\/eight-publishers-volunteer-pricing-info-pilot-study\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Eight publishers to volunteer pricing info in pilot study<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Related reading<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/springer-nature-commits-to-joining-plan-s-to-offer-open-access-routes\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Springer Nature commits to joining Plan S to offer open access routes<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/8-publishers-to-disclose-pricing-details-as-part-of-a-plan-s-pilot\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">8 Publishers to disclose pricing details as part of a Plan S pilot<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:#0563c1\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/world-health-organization-announces-support-to-plan-s\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">World Health Organization announces support to Plan S<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><em><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@haneenkrimly\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Haneen Krimly<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\">Unsplash<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cOAlition S, a group of research and funding organizations advocating open access (OA) publishing through its Plan S, has announced a set of price transparency rules for publishers. 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