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Open Science Opinion Catriona MacCallum, Hindawi’s Director of Open Science, discusses a historic milestone for scientific publishing. The Royal Society, who created the very first and now longest running scientific journal, has announced its intention to flip four of their key hybrid research journals to Open Access, including their flagship biology journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. They will do this when the proportion of each journal reaches 75% open access, whether this is through transformative read and publish deals or by other means. Moreover, Stuart Taylor, the Royal Society’s Publishing Director, has committed the Society to publicly report the rate of conversion towards this target for each journal on an annual basis. The full transition of these journals to Open Access may take several years but the public commitment, transparent target and roadmap will ensure the Society is held accountable to its commitment. It is this promise of public accountability t

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