DyStopia: Into a potential future of IEEE VIS under Plan S

Anonymous

Keywords: Open Science, Plan S, Open Access

TL;DR: In this manuscript, we take a look at the dystopian future that could lie ahead of us should we fail to consider the impact of Plan S.

Abstract: In this manuscript, we take a look at the dystopian future that could lie ahead of us should we fail to consider the impact of Plan S. It is the year 2030 and researchers from Europe have not been submitted their research to IEEE VIS for a number of years. We quickly retrace what has happened to lead to this unfortunate outcome in the hope to avoid it and start an important conversation that would raise awareness in the VIS community about the importance and immediacy of Plan S.