AIP Publishing has joined over 50 other scholarly publishers in issuing a joint statement in response to the “Rights Retention Strategy” promoted by cOAlition S.
The statement emphasizes the scholarly publishing industry’s collective committment to broadening Open Access while maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity.
“The undersigned share with cOAlition S the goal to expand Open Research and are committed to supporting cOAlition S-funded researchers through the various paths provided for Open Access. However, we are unable to support one route to compliance offered by Plan S, the “Rights Retention Strategy”, in its current form. The Rights Retention Strategy provides a challenge to the vital income that is necessary to fund the resources, time, and effort to provide not only the many checks, corrections, and editorial inputs required but also the management and support of a rigorous peer review process, a process that is of fundamental value and is essential to the verification of results.