Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
ORCID IDs
0000-0001-7126-2954
Date of this Version
2019
Document Type
Article
Citation
Insights 32 (2019).
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.453.
Also available at https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.453/.
Abstract
Abstract
The announcement of Plan S in September 2018 triggered a wide-ranging debate over how best to accelerate the shift to open access. The Plan’s ten principles represent a call for the creation of an intellectual commons, to be brought into being through collective action by funders and managed through regulated market mechanisms. As it gathers both momentum and critics, the coalition must grapple with questions of equity, efficiency and sustainability. The work of Elinor Ostrom has shown that successful management of the commons frequently relies on polycentricity and adaptive governance. The Plan S principles must therefore function as an overarching framework within which local actors retain some autonomy, and should remain open to amendment as the scholarly communication landscape evolves.
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Intellectual Property Law Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons
Comments
Copyright 2019, the author. License: CC-BY 4.0. Open access material.