Despite major challenges, all six maths journals from EDP Sciences & SMAI will stay Open Access in 2025 through Subscribe to Open (S2O).

Many thanks to all libraries and partners who maintained support — your backing is crucial.

https://bit.ly/4jxGmYh

Thank you to @degruyter_pub for converting the _Journal of Perinatal Medicine_ to #OpenAccess under the #SubscribeToOpen model.
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jpm-2025-0009/html

#NEWS | How does #SubscribeToOpen foster equitable #OpenAccess? Our #RoadToOpen article reflects on key takeaways from OASPA’s “Wayfinders” webinar, including transparency, collaboration, and sustainability.
Learn more: https://t.co/dX8onCQYu1
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The recording of the OASPA deep-dive into 'Subscribe to Open' aka S2O is now up https://www.oaspa.org/events/wayfinders-4-a-deep-dive-into-s2o-subscribe-to-open/

Really worth checking this out if you're not familiar with S2O.

The key thing to remember with S2O is that authors can make their work open access with no author-side fees under this model - it doesn't matter what your affiliation is. Enabling truly equitable open access. Diamond OA is best, but S2O is a pragmatic middle-ground and worthy of supporting too...

Taylor & Francis is trialling the Subscribe to Open model of conditional open access for 3 (out of ~2700) of its journals.

Honestly I like the binary nature of S2O. The future volume will either be entirely open access (without author-facing charges) or NOT, depending on library participation. In comparison to the really shitty 'hybrid' model where only a smattering of articles from wealthier research institutions are OA, its an improvement

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-open-access-2024-10-big-five-publisher-pilots-new-subscribe-to-open-programme/

News| Equitable open access is key to knowledge sharing. Our 2024 Transparency Report highlights how the #S2O model supports non-author-paid OA in mathematics, ensuring fairness for readers and researchers alike.

Explore the details http://bit.ly/47F74JU

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Von einem ganz anderen #OpenAccess-Modell berichtet - beginnend mit einem historischen Überblick - Mark Greene von Annual Reviews.

"#SubscribeToOpen (#S2O): The Concept of S2O, the Significance of S2O, an Innovative Model Implemented Globally" #OpenAccess #OAT24

Radioprotection transitions to #OpenAccess in 2024 via #SubscribeToOpen ! ! !
Financial backing from SFRP and renewed subscriber support made thispossible. Editorial
https://bit.ly/3x057dc and news https://bit.ly/3VoySOa
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One of many good things about working with @AnnualReviews is the top notch copy-editing. E.g., for my piece https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-031422-124743 the copy-editor noticed some missing words in a quotation (a tracked changes mishap) *and reintroduced them* by consulting the original 1786 (!) source

Another good thing is that Annual Review of Linguistics is now fully open access thanks to contributing libraries & institutions (the #SubscribeToOpen model) — a pleasant surprise.

SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT

The European Mathmatical Society, working with research libraries, have found a way to make ALL of the research journals they publish open access, without the need for author-side fees (no APCs!). Bravo @EuroMathSoc

https://ems.press/updates/2024-02-06-2024-s2o-announcement

We're thrilled to announce another successful round of #SubscribeToOpen, making all 22 of our #S2O journals open access for 2024. Alongside our 4 #DiamondOA publications, this marks the first year that EMS Press will publish all journal content #OpenAccess https://bit.ly/EMS2024S2O

88 subscription journals across 24 publishers are aiming to convert to open access via the Subscribe to Open pathway from Jan 2025, with Project MUSE

https://about.muse.jhu.edu/news/publisher-participation-elevates-S2O

New study: A survey of journal editors in the field of #LIS shows that most journals that do not publish #DiamondOA (either they charge #APCs or they do not publish OA at all) "have not discussed transitioning to a no-publishing fee OA model, and that finances are the main barrier. Most also indicated a lack of awareness of their journal’s budget. The most popular no-publishing fee OA model was #SubscribeToOpen."
https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/26170

Today I'm reading: Volume 64, Issue 1 of the journal Centaurus, on "How Epidemics End"
https://www.brepolsonline.net/toc/cnt/2022/64/1

Background:

very grateful, that I _can_ read the whole issue, because the journal switched from the publisher Wiley to a new publisher - Brepols, AND changed to open access via Subscribe to Open with the change in publisher...

fwiw De Gruyter plans to flip 270 of its paywalled journals to open access without requiring author-side charges, by 2028. Amazing!

https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/publications/openaccess/open-access-articles/subscribe-open?lang=en

Great to see Edinburgh University Press using the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model to enable two journals to be open access in 2024 (if enough libraries subscribe): https://www.euppublishing.com/customer-services/open-access/s2o-faqs

The two journals are:
* Afghanistan
* Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies

The latter one seems especially important to make open access given current events.

Further updates to the Open Access Directory listing of journals that are open access thanks to the 'Subscribe to Open' model:

* added 4 De Gruyter journals
* added 1 Mohr Siebeck journal (Religion in the Roman Empire)

https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Subscribe_to_Open_(S2O)_journals

Now 119 journals in total & growing by the day

SAGE is now also piloting the 'Subscribe to Open' model for converting journals from paywalled to open access, without author-side fees (no APCs). Starting with two law journals – 'Medical Law International' and 'Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights'

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/subscribe-to-open

So excited to see Annual Reviews opening up their journals!
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We've successfully converted the first fifteen journal volumes of the year to #OpenAccess using #SubscribeToOpen resulting in substantial increases in readership.

https://arevie.ws/Q1_S2O_PR
https://twitter.com/AnnualReviews/status/1641503384535711746

Kudos to @AnnualReviews for converting the first 15 journal volumes of the year to #OpenAccess.
https://scienmag.com/conversion-to-open-access-using-equitable-new-model-sees-upsurge-in-usage-of-expert-scientific-knowledge/

#Usage rose sharply: "Article access doubled or tripled and continues to rise, with usage not just from subscribers but from local governments and businesses, foundations, professionals and interested members of society [#lay readers]. The increase of usage in low- or middle-income countries (#LMIC) is especially notable."