As Open Access to scholarly information has become a dominant force in scholarly publishing, in recent years there has also been a diversification in the underlying business models to support OA publishing of research. Inspired by initiatives such as SCOAP3, a particular stream of models have focused on collective or collaborative approaches, with libraries working with publishers to underwrite the production of research literature to be published OA. This presentation provides insight into one of the models that has gained recent attention, "Subscribe to Open," which is a pragmatic approach that publishers can adopt to convert journals from paywalled access to open. Providing an overview of the model and its underlying logic, this presentation outlines how the S2O model has been built on the basis of collective action theory to motivate participation, as opposed to models which rely on altruism or pro-group behavior. By explaining the fundamental tenets of the model, the presentation seeks to demonstrate how S2O can support publishers, particularly society publishers, including those with little or no tolerance for financial risk, to transition their journals sustainably to OA.

Subscribe to Open' as an alternative path to OA Transition

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