This is fantastic news for science! Google Translate is pretty accurate [1], but a summary: The EU, European Research Council, and funders from eleven European

This is fantastic news for science! Google Translate is pretty accurate [1], but a summary: The EU, European Research Council, and funders from eleven European countries, have agreed that from 2020, European researchers can, in the general case, no longer publish their research in journals that - place that work behind a paywall for a certain amount of time (embargoes) - require a transfer of copyright to that journal - charge excessive publishing fees ("Article Processing Charges") Furthermore, from 2021 (due to existing licensing agreements), European researchers are generally no longer allowed to publish in journals that are not fully open access ("hybrid journals"). That includes e.g. Science and Nature, unless they change their business models. Some exceptions apply, e.g. when doing industry collaborations, or for monographs. Overall, though, this appears to be a great step forward. More details in the official announcement [2]. [1] https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scienceguide.nl%2F2018%2F09%2Fnwo-wil-weg-van-de-impact-factor%2F&edit-text=&act=url https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr... [2] https://www.scienceeurope.org/coalition-s/ https://www.scienceeurope.org/coalition-s/