> there’s no risk and no downside to declining to pay

If the journal remains closed in a given year, then those late subscribers who did not pay or commit to subscribe before the decision deadline are charged a higher subscription price, precisely in order to change the balance in this type of calculus.
https://msp.org/publications/s2o_faq/#ifnot

> you'll have to subscribe now -- scramble to find funds late in the season,
> deal with faculty losing access, face a higher subscription fee.


Thank you,

Alex

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MSP - Mathematical Sciences Publishers
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> From: LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Pur five S2O journals will publish 2023 in open access
> Date: March 8, 2023 at 8:33:27 PM PST
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> From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 02:14:17 +0000
>
> > There is no guarantee next year will be open if you don’t resubscribe.
>
> Well, right – and if the journal doesn’t remain open, then you have to
> start paying again. Which means you’re no worse off than you were as a
> paying subscriber before. In other words, there’s no risk and no downside
> to declining to pay, apart from the altruistic aspect.
>
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