PLOS OA Tiered Flat Fee Publishing Agreement 2025
Jisc · awarded 18 October 2024
£1.0m
Award value
£1,003,998
1
Supplier
Recorded as a large business
31 Dec 2025
Runs until
from 1 Jan 2025
Who
| Buyer | Jisc Bristol |
|---|---|
| Supplier |
Public Library of Science |
| Category | services |
| Classification | Education and training services CPV 80000000 |
| Notice published | 18 December 2024 |
What it is for
Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Public Library of Science for Jisc members publishing in PLOS Biology and/or PLOS Medicine and/or PLOS Sustainability and Transformation. Jisc members pay an annual participation fee for un-metered (uncapped) publishing. Participating institutions will be part of a community supporting a new funding model for highly-selective open access journals.
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