Declaring Independence by SPARC
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We Declared Independence,
and so can you

A guide to setting your journal free

If you're frustrated with giving free labour to large corporations, seeing your library spend millions buying back the results of your work while the public is locked out, or if you want to put research back in the hands of academics, join us in a project to change the status quo in research for the better. We declared independence, and found strong support from the academic community. With the advice in this guide, so can you.

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  • But... I'm not an editor!

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  • Join me in Declaring Independence
  • Why open access, and why now?
  • Determining if your journal is a good fit for open access
    • Intro
    • If a Society or Nonprofit Owns the Journal but Collaborates with a Third Party to Publish...
    • If the Journal is Owned by a Third Party Uninterested in Moving to Open Access...
    • Launching an Alternative Journal
    • If a Society or Nonprofit Owns the Journal and the Content...
  • Publishing partnership models
  • Journal Revenue Options
  • Next Steps

We're here to help

SPARC is well-positioned to help you interpret the information you have gleaned through this process. Our team has helped guide numerous journal editors understand their options, all free of charge. We can put you in touch with editors who have undertaken similar journeys. We can help you translate what may be a vague notion of getting from your current, suboptimal model to a concrete transition plan.

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