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The MIT Libraries has negotiated two new open-access publishing agreements with the nonprofit publisher <\/span>Public Library of Science (PLOS)<\/span><\/a> that allow MIT authors to publish in all PLOS titles with no publishing fees. The agreement aligns with the core principles of the <\/span>MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The aim of the PLOS agreements is to remove the burden of cost of publishing articles from authors and allow MIT to support authors who publish open access. Instead of authors paying article processing charges (or APCs, payments charged to authors or their institutions to make a work available open access), PLOS charges the Institute transparent and equitable fees as guided by the <\/span>Plan S Price and Service Transparency Framework<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cPLOS recognizes that APCs create barriers for some researchers to publish open access and contribute to inequity in scholarly communications,\u201d said Chris Bourg, director of MIT Libraries. \u201cThis agreement was a true collaboration made possible by our shared goals of openness, equity, and transparency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n PLOS, an advocate for open science since its founding in 2001, publishes a suite of open access journals \u2014 <\/span>PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Pathogens, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease<\/span><\/i>, and the flagship <\/span>PLOS ONE.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Acknowledging that most research is a collaborative effort, these agreements break new ground by making all MIT authors, corresponding and contributing, eligible in the Collective Action Publishing agreement covering <\/span>PLOS Biology<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>PLOS Medicine<\/span><\/i>. Further aligning with MIT\u2019s values, all authors from <\/span>Research4Life<\/span><\/a> countries are included in this agreement; Research4Life provides low-and middle-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content. A second agreement covers all MIT corresponding authors in the PLOS remaining titles.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPLOS and the MIT Libraries have tightly aligned missions and values regarding equity and accessibility in scholarship,\u201d said Sara Rouhi, Director of Strategic Partnerships for PLOS. \u201cOur price transparency work aligns well with MIT\u2019s groundbreaking Framework for Publisher Contracts and we were delighted to combine these efforts to yield agreements that expand MIT authors\u2019 publishing opportunities with PLOS.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts was developed in October 2019 to guide the MIT Libraries in reaching agreements that meet the needs of Institute scholars, reflect core MIT principles and values, and advance the public good and the progress of science. The Libraries have been using the framework as a foundation for negotiations with publishers since it was released and endorsed by more than 100 libraries and consortia in North America.<\/span><\/p>\n For more information about publishing in PLOS journals or other ways the MIT Libraries can support open access publishing, <\/span>Ask Scholarly Communications<\/a>. Go here to learn more about author workflows (under “PLOS”)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Post originally published here<\/a> on February 10, 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The MIT Libraries has negotiated two new open-access publishing agreements with the nonprofit publisher\u00a0Public Library of Science (PLOS)<\/a>\u00a0that allow MIT authors to publish in all PLOS titles with no publishing fees. <\/p>\n