Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publications: LERU’s reaction to Plan S

In October 20-15, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) told the world that Christmas is Over. Its statement Moving Forwards on Open Access formed an important challenge to the 2016 Dutch Presidency of the EU, emphasising that things had to change in the academic publishing world. Plan S, a cooperation of Science Europe and Robert-Jan Smits (Open Access Envoy of the European Commission), is an adventurous attempt to take the debate further.