Coalition S, Plan S and Ireland
Coalition S
Coalition S was launched on the 4th of September 2018 by a group of national research funding organizations and charitable foundations from 13 countries. Countries. Within Ireland this includes the Health Research Board, the Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland. This is being achieved with the support of the European Commission and the European Research Council. The intention is to make full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality
Plan S
Plan S are the steps which both nationally, as well as internationally, are to be taken to help make this a reality.